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Hace 3 días · Ponsonby, an Irish peer from 1724, was created earl of Bessborough in 1739. In 1751 he transferred Wicken to his son William, who succeeded as earl in 1758 and died in 1793. His son Frederick, the third earl, (fn. 45) was still lord of Wicken (fn. 46) in 1800 when he offered the manor and its lands for sale.
Hace 5 días · He had recorded affairs with Frances Crewe, Lady Crewe (he dedicated his 1777 play The School for Scandal to her), and a disastrous affair with Harriet Spencer, Henrietta Ponsonby, Countess of Bessborough, beginning in 1789.
Hace 3 días · Lady Bessborough and her family circle. Murray, 1940. xx, 307pp. [Contains extracts from the social diary of HENRIETTA FRANCES, COUNTESS OF BESSBOROUGH, March–April 1789.]
Hace 1 día · A broad esplanade or embankment extends the whole length of the river front of Millbank Prison, and, with a broad and open thoroughfare called Ponsonby Street, leads to the foot of Vauxhall Bridge.
Hace 4 días · As is well established, Henrietta Maria was French – the longstanding enemy of England – and her Catholicism meant her loyalty was split between her husband and England, and the ‘foreign’ pope. But it seems both Anne and Henrietta Maria were a victim of particularly xenophobic times.
Hace 6 días · Everyone should be interested to know what happened at the Bessborough Mother and Baby Home. That’s according to an advocate for victims on the 10th commemoration for those who lost their lives in the Cork institution approaches.
The newest Countess of Harleigh mystery is out now! From Agatha Award-winning author Dianne Freeman, the Countess of Harleigh Mysteries are a witty romp through the high society of Victorian England with a touch of romance, an appealing and independent female lead, and rich historical detail.
