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099 eBook Boundless
100 1 Livingstone, Natalie.
245 14 The mistresses of Cliveden :|bthree centuries of scandal,
power, and intrigue in an English stately home /|cNatalie
Livingstone.|h[Boundless electronic resource]
264 1 New York :|bBallantine Books,|c[2016]
300 1 online resource (xv, 494 pages) :|billustrations
(chiefly color)
336 text|btxt|2rdacontent
337 computer|bn|2rdamedia
338 online resource|bnc|2rdacarrier
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500 "Originally published in hardcover in the United Kingdom
by Hutchinson, a member of Penguin Random House, London,
in 2015"--Copyright page.
504 Includes bibliographical references (pages 467-482) and
index.
520 2 "For fans of Downton Abbey comes an immersive historical
epic about a lavish English manor and a dynasty of rich
and powerful women who ruled the estate over three
centuries of misbehavior, scandal, intrigue, and passion.
Five miles from Windsor Castle, home of the royal family,
sits the Cliveden estate. Overlooking the Thames, the
mansion is flanked by two wings and surrounded by lavish
gardens. Throughout its storied history, Cliveden has been
a setting for misbehavior, intrigue, and passion--from its
salacious, deadly beginnings in the seventeenth century to
the 1960s Profumo Affair, the sex scandal that toppled the
British government. Now, in this immersive chronicle, the
manor's current mistress, Natalie Livingstone, opens the
doors to this prominent house and lets the walls do the
talking. Built during the reign of Charles II by the Duke
of Buckingham, Cliveden attracted notoriety as a luxurious
retreat in which the duke could conduct his scandalous
affair with the ambitious courtesan Anna Maria, Countess
of Shrewsbury. In 1668, Anna Maria's cuckolded husband,
the Earl of Shrewsbury, challenged Buckingham to a duel.
Buckingham killed Shrewsbury and claimed Anna Maria as his
prize, making her the first mistress of Cliveden. Through
the centuries, other enigmatic and indomitable women would
assume stewardship over the estate, including Elizabeth,
Countess of Orkney and illicit lover of William III, who
became one of England's wealthiest women; Augusta of Saxe-
Gotha, the queen that Britain was promised and then
denied; Harriet, Duchess of Sutherland, confidante of
Queen Victoria and a glittering society hostess turned
political activist; and the American-born Nancy Astor, the
first female member of Parliament, who described herself
as an 'ardent feminist' and welcomed controversy. Though
their privileges were extraordinary, in Livingstone's
hands, their struggles and sacrifices are universal.
Cliveden weathered renovation and restoration, world
conflicts and cold wars, societal shifts and technological
advances. Rich in historical and architectural detail, The
Mistresses of Cliveden is a tale of sex and power, and of
the exceptional women who evaded, exploited, and
confronted the expectations of their times; Praise for The
Mistresses of Cliveden: 'An utterly fascinating and
completely beguiling account of three centuries of high
living, high politics, and high drama at one of Britain's
most famous stately homes. A page-turner from start to
finish, it's history with all the good stuff left in'--
Amanda Foreman, author of A World on Fire; 'A wonderful
voyage through the fascinating history of Cliveden--this
is a brilliant book full of gripping personalities and
beautiful detail'--Kate Williams, author of Ambition and
Desire ..."--Provided by publisher.
520 The latest mistress of Cliveden traces its history through
the stories of its most noteworthy women, including an
aristocrat-turned-adulteress, a confidante of Queen
Victoria, a German royal who nearly became the Queen of
England, and the first female member of Parliament.
538 Requires Boundless App.
588 Description based on print version record.
600 00 Augusta,|cPrincess of Wales,|d1719-1772.
600 07 Augusta,|cPrincess of Wales,|d1719-1772.|2fast
|0(OCoLC)fst00369934
600 10 Shrewsbury, Anna Maria Brudenell Talbot,|cCountess of,
|d1642-1702.
600 10 Villiers, Elizabeth,|cCountess of Orkney,|d1657?-1733.
600 10 Sutherland, Harriet Elizabeth Georgiana Leveson-Gower,
|cDuchess of,|d1806-1868.
600 10 Astor, Nancy Witcher Langhorne Astor,|cViscountess,|d1879-
1964.
600 17 Astor, Nancy Witcher Langhorne Astor,|cViscountess,|d1879-
1964.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst00010235
600 17 Shrewsbury, Anna Maria Brudenell Talbot,|cCountess of,
|d1642-1702.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst00160108
600 17 Sutherland, Harriet Elizabeth Georgiana Leveson-Gower,
|cDuchess of,|d1806-1868.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst01941656
600 17 Villiers, Elizabeth,|cCountess of Orkney,|d1657?-1733.
|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst00485985
610 20 Cliveden (England)|xHistory.
610 20 Cliveden (England)|vBiography.
610 27 Cliveden (England)|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst00758198
650 0 Women|zEngland|vBiography.
650 0 Nobility|zEngland|vBiography.
650 0 Rich people|zEngland|vBiography.
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650 7 Rich people.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst01097537
650 7 Women.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst01176568
651 7 England.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst01219920
655 4 Electronic books.
655 7 Biography.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst01423686
655 7 History.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst01411628
776 08 |iElectronic reproduction of (manifestation):|aLivingstone,
Natalie.|tMistresses of Cliveden|dNew York : Ballantine
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