Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire (part two)

Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire (part two)

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Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire (part one)

Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire is a key person connecting the French Revolution era to the Regency Era, because she was besties with Marie Antoinette, wore poufs, and then became besties with the Regent himself, George, Prince of Wales. We're joined by Vulgar History returning ...  Show more

A Regency Era Sapphic Schoolteacher Scandal

In the Regency Era, reputation was all many working-class women had. When Edinburgh schoolteachers Marianne Woods and Jane Pirie were accused of sapphic behaviour by their student Jane Cumming, they lost everything. So they decided to sue their accuser's wealthy grandmother for l ...  Show more

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