Story about The Duchess / 公爵夫人 / 叛逆激情－她与戴安娜的命运 / 浮华一世情
A chronicle of the life of 18th century aristocrat Georgiana, Duchess of Devonhire, who was reviled ...
A chronicle of the life of 18th century aristocrat Georgiana, Duchess of Devonhire, who was reviled for her extravagant political and peronal life.
Georgiana Spencer became Duchess of Devonhire on her marriage to the Duke in 1774, at the height of the Georgian period, a period of fashion, decadence, and political change. Spirited and adored by the public at large she quickly found her marriage to be a disappointment, defined by her duty to produce a male heir and the Duke's philandering and callous indifference to her. She befriends Lady Bess but finds she is once again betrayed by her husband who wields his power with the three eventually living uncomfortably together. Againt this background, and with the pressures of an unfaithful husband, strict social pressures and contant public scrutiny, Georgiana falls passionately in love with Charles Grey, a rising young Whig politician. However, despite his ongoing liaison with Lady Bess, the Duke refuses to allow her to continue the affair and threaten to take her children from her.
