LEADER 03946oam 22005173 450 001 9910154885703321 005 20240501164800.0 010 $a1-4738-6344-9 035 $a(CKB)4340000000018478 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC4749284 035 $a(Perlego)2441549 035 $a(EXLCZ)994340000000018478 100 $a20240131d2017 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 12$aA Right Royal Scandal $eTwo Marriages That Changed History 205 $a1st ed. 210 1$aNew York :$cPen & Sword Books Limited,$d2017. 210 4$d©2017. 215 $a1 online resource (249 pages) 311 08$a1-4738-6342-2 327 $aIntro -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- List of Plates -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- Prologue -- 1. Lord Charles Bentinck and the Prince Regent -- 2. The Wellesleys and the Duke of Wellington -- 3. Unfortunate Marriages and Alliances -- 4. Elopement in High Life -- 5. Criminal Conversation and Doctorsâ?? Commons -- 6. The Birth of the Next Generation -- 7. Trials and Tribulations -- 8. Belgian Revolution -- 9. The Summertown Gypsy -- 10. Passed from Pillar to Post -- 11. Love amid the Dreaming Spires -- 12. Ducal Discoveries -- 13. The Love Story ends in Tragedy -- 14. A New Beginning -- 15. Victorian Values and Sensibilities -- 16. Royal Descent -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Bookplate. 330 8 $aFrom the authors of An Infamous Mistress: "The tale of two juicy 19th-century scandals, both concerning the aristocratic Cavendish-Bentinck family" ( Cheshire Life ). Almost two books in one, A Right Royal Scandal recounts the fascinating history of the irregular love matches contracted by two successive generations of the Cavendish-Bentinck family, ancestors of the British royal family. The first part of this intriguing book looks at the scandal that erupted in Regency London, just months after the Battle of Waterloo, when the widowed Lord Charles Bentinck eloped with the Duke of Wellington's married niece. Over two decades later and while at Oxford University, Lord Charles' eldest son fell in love with a beautiful Romany girl, and secretly married her. When his alliance was discovered, he was cast adrift by his family-with devastating consequences. A love story as well as a brilliantly researched historical biography, this is a continuation of Joanne Major and Sarah Murden's first biography, An Infamous Mistress, about the eighteenth-century courtesan Grace Dalrymple Elliott, whose daughter was the first wife of Lord Charles Bentinck. The book ends by showing how, if not for a young gypsy and her tragic life, the British monarchy would look very different today. "An easy read of a subject that keeps you engrossed from start to finish. This book is brilliant for those who enjoy the scandals of historical television, with the added authenticity of historical fact." - History of Royals "The plots may seem to come straight out of the world of Regency Romance but they are all true, and carefully annotated and verified by Major and Murden." -Naomi Clifford, author of The Murder of Mary Ashford 606 $aNobility$zGreat Britain$xHistory$y18th century 606 $aNobility$zGreat Britain$xHistory$y19th century 606 $aScandals$zGreat Britain$xHistory$y18th century 606 $aScandals$zGreat Britain$xHistory$y19th century 607 $aGreat Britain$xHistory$yGeorge III, 1760-1820 615 0$aNobility$xHistory 615 0$aNobility$xHistory 615 0$aScandals$xHistory 615 0$aScandals$xHistory 676 $a941.073092/2 676 $a941.0730922 700 $aMurden$b Sarah$01744719 702 $aMurden$b Sarah 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910154885703321 996 $aA Right Royal Scandal$94174870 997 $aUNINA