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bobbieinok

(12,858 posts)
Sun Sep 2, 2018, 08:41 PM Sep 2018

British election of 1784--Duchess of Devonshire walked streets of London for George Fox, Whig

(Source is article about her in Wikipedia)

She was mocked and ridiculed for her campaigning then and at other times.

Some claimed in various campaigns she traded sexual favors for votes.

She was especially nororious for the menage a trois she and her husband led in the ducal mansion in London.

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British election of 1784--Duchess of Devonshire walked streets of London for George Fox, Whig (Original Post) bobbieinok Sep 2018 OP
Georgiana Spencer, a really interesting woman, ms liberty Sep 2018 #1

ms liberty

(8,479 posts)
1. Georgiana Spencer, a really interesting woman,
Sun Sep 2, 2018, 10:21 PM
Sep 2018

In a really interesting time. I've read a few of the books listed on the wiki page, and it (the wiki page) does a decent job of summarizing her life. She was right in the middle of everything - politics, power and money, celebrity and culture.

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