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New Book Coming Soon!

A World on Fire
by Amanda Foreman

The introduction above is a mere glimpse through the embrasure at the intricate panoply of 'A World on Fire'
To be published in 2009 by Random House in the USA and Penguin Books in the UK

The Duchess, originally published as Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire

The Duchess
Originally published as Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire
(On sale August 19th 2008)

Biographers are notorious for falling in love with their subjects. It is the literary equivalent of the Stockholm Syndrome, the phenomenon which leads hostages to feel sympathetic towards their captors. The biographer is, in a sense, a willing hostage, held captive for so long that he becomes hopelessly enthralled.............................

Chapter 1 - DÉBUTANTE 1757–1774

Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire

Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire
by Amanda Foreman
(UK Version)

Introduction

Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire

Extract from the UK book Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire

Georgiana's World by Amanda Foreman

Georgiana's World
by Amanda Foreman

As one of the most flamboyant and influential women of the late 18th century, Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire was an icon of her time. Born Lady Georgiana Spencer, she married the fifth Duke of Devonshire in.............................

The Sylph - by Georgiana Duchess of Devonshire, Foreword by Amanda Foreman

The Sylph
by Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire, Foreword by Amanda Foreman

Georgiana’s extraordinary influence on fashion first became noticeable during the ‘feather headdress affair’. These were three-foot ostrich feather headdress which she imported from Paris. They were so scarce in England that fashionable women resorted to bribing undertakers for their horses’ plumage. The following year, in 1775.............................

Madame de Pompadour by Nancy Mitford, Foreword by Amanda Foreman

Madame de Pompadour
by Nancy Mitford, Foreword by Amanda Foreman

At eight o’clock one morning, the Comte de Maurepas, Louis XVth’s Minister of the Navy, was called from his bed to receive a Royal messenger. Maurepas did not even bother to read the letter handed to him. Its timing, and the Royal seal on the back, could mean only one thing.............................

What Might Have Been by Andrew Roberts

What Might Have Been
by Andrew Roberts

Throughout history, great and terrible events have often hinged upon sheer luck. Tiny changes to great enterprises can produce profoundly different results. We all ask ‘what might have been?’ about our own lives, now Andrew Roberts has assembled a team of twelve leading historians and biographers and asked them what might have happened if major world events had gone differently.............................

Gender in Eighteenth Century England by Hannah Barker and Elaine Chalus

Gender in Eighteenth Century England
by Hannah Barker and Elaine Chalus

For John Brown, England’s dismal performance at the beginning of the Seven Years’ War was the result of a deterioration in national character that he attributed, at least in part, to changes in manner and sexes.............................

George IV by Chistopher Hibbert, Foreword by Amanda Foreman

George IV
by Chistopher Hibbert, Foreword by Amanda Foreman

Eschewing the obvious for the nuanced, Hibbert rescued George IV from the clowns’ corner to restore him to his true, tragic glory.............................

   

The Duchess

'The Duchess', starring Keira Knightley, Ralph Fiennes, Charlotte Rampling and Dominic Cooper, based on the life of Duchess Georgiana (1757-1806), wife of the 5th Duke of Devonshire.

Watch the trailer
The Film was released in cinemas on 5th September 2008 in the UK and the 19th September 2008 in the USA

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Georgiana Duchess of Devonshire by Amanda Foreman New Book Georgiana's World by Amanda Foreman The Sylph - by Georgiana Duchess of Devonshire, Foreword by Amanda Foreman Madame de Pompadour by Nancy Mitford, Foreword by Amanda Foreman What Might Have Been by Andrew Roberts Gender in Eighteenth Century England by Hannah Barker and Elaine Chalus George IV by Chistopher Hibbert, Foreword by Amanda Foreman

Making History Series
Co-edited with Lisa Jardine

Waterloo by Andrew Roberts The Awful End of William The Silent by Lisa Jardine Kristallnacht by Martin Gilbert