Fripperies and Fobs
Detail of costumes designed by Michael O’Connor for The Duchess (2008). Images courtesy of fripperiesandfobs
The Duchess of Devonshire's Gossip Guide to the 18th Century
Scandalous tid-bits from England's finest socialite of the Georgian age.
The Duchess: Keira Knightly as Georgiana Spencer Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire.
she's a cruel mistress, and a bargain must be made
Keira Knightley as Georgiana Cavendish and Hayley Atwell as Elizabeth Foster in The Duchess (2008)
The Duchess (2008) Starring: Keira Knightley as Georgiana Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire and Dominic Cooper as Charles Grey, 2nd Earl Grey.
The Duchess...sooooo good. So sad...and makes me so mad...MEN!!!
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The Duchess (2008) Starring: Keira Knightley as Georgiana Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire; and Ralph Fiennes as William Cavendish, 5th Duke of Devonshire. Despite the blatant infidelities of her husband, the cold and much older William Cavendish, the 5th Duke of Devonshire, Georgiana thrives, becoming a fashion icon, a doting mother, a shrewd political operator, and darling of the common people.
The Duchess (2008) Starring: Keira Knightley as Georgiana Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire and her mother Charlotte Rampling as Countess Spencer. (click thru for larger image)
The Duchess (2008) Starring: Keira Knightley as Georgiana Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire. For the sake of her children, Georgiana reluctantly stops seeing Charles. She is then sent to the countryside where she secretly gives birth to their daughter, Eliza Courtney. However, she is forced to give the child over to Charles' family, the Greys.