Regency Women of Character – Page 11

Regency Women of Charater: Lady Jersey

By anneglover | May 9, 2010 - 7:12 am |May 9, 2010 Musings, Regency Women of Character

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Sarah Sophia Villiers, daughter of the 10th Earl of Westmorland, became Lady Jersey upon marriage to George Villiers, 5th Earl of Jersey in 1804. Nicknamed, Continue →

Regency Women of Character: Sarah Siddons

By Anne | July 11, 2009 - 6:04 am |May 18, 2022 Regency Women of Character

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In an age when acting was only just becoming an acceptable profession for women, and against the wishes of her parents, Sarah Siddons rose to Continue →

Regency Women of Character: Lady Hester Stanhope

By Anne | April 25, 2009 - 5:58 pm |April 25, 2009 Regency Women of Character

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Hostess and later caretaker of her uncle, British Prime Minister William Pitt the Younger, Lady Hester (March 12, 1776 – June 23, 1839) was not Continue →