Book cover of The Duchess Countess: The Woman Who Scandalized Eighteenth-Century London by Catherine Ostler
Biography & Autobiography

The Duchess Countess: The Woman Who Scandalized Eighteenth-Century London

This “funny, intelligent, witty, profound” (Andrew Roberts, New York Times bestselling author) look at the stylish and scandalous Elizabeth Chudleigh, Duchess of Kingston—a woman whose adventurous life led to an infamous bigamy trial that was bigger news in British society than the American War of Independence—provides a clear-eyed and fascinating look into the sumptuous Georgian Era. […Learn More]