A Right Royal Scandal: Two Marriages That Changed History
by Joanne Major /
2017 / English / EPUB
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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. A
messy divorce and a swift marriage followed, complicated by an
unseemly tug-of-war over Lord Charles' infant daughter from his
first union. Over two decades later and while at Oxford University,
Lord Charles' eldest son, known to his family as Charley, fell in
love with a beautiful Romany girl, and secretly married her. He
kept this union hidden from his family, in particular his uncle,
William Henry Cavendish-Scott-Bentinck, 4th Duke of Portland, upon
whose patronage he relied. When his alliance was discovered,
Charley was cast adrift by his family, with devastating
consequences.
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. A
messy divorce and a swift marriage followed, complicated by an
unseemly tug-of-war over Lord Charles' infant daughter from his
first union. Over two decades later and while at Oxford University,
Lord Charles' eldest son, known to his family as Charley, fell in
love with a beautiful Romany girl, and secretly married her. He
kept this union hidden from his family, in particular his uncle,
William Henry Cavendish-Scott-Bentinck, 4th Duke of Portland, upon
whose patronage he relied. When his alliance was discovered,
Charley 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 and Sarah'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.
A love story as well as a brilliantly researched historical
biography, this is a continuation of Joanne and Sarah'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.