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Prompted by an email from a reader, David Lear, this article takes us back long before the Georgian era. We begin in 1672, on the island of Guernsey, inside the 800-year-old walls of Castle Cornet, which was at the time, the official residence of Governor, Sir Christopher Hatton.

His household included his mother, his sisters, his wife, Cecilia (née Tufton), and their three young daughters: Anne, b

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	An Infamous Mistress: The Life, Loves and Family of the Celebrated Grace Dalrymple Elliot by Joanne Major (Goodreads Author), Sarah Murden (Goodreads Author) 3.87 avg rating — 46 ratings — published 2016 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Right Royal Scandal: Two Marriages That Changed History by Sarah Murden (Goodreads Author), Joanne Major (Goodreads Author) 3.36 avg rating — 45 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	All Things Georgian: Tales from the Long Eighteenth Century by Joanne Major (Goodreads Author), Sarah Murden (Goodreads Author) 3.75 avg rating — 32 ratings — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Georgian Heroine: The Intriguing Life of Rachel Charlotte Williams Biggs by Joanne Major (Goodreads Author), Sarah Murden (Goodreads Author) 3.83 avg rating — 24 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A History Of The Dukes of Bolton 1600-1815: Love Loyalty by Joanne Major (Goodreads Author), Sarah Murden (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 3.80 avg rating — 5 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	On the Wings of Love: Georgian Elopement Stories by Naomi Clifford (Goodreads Author), Sarah Murden (Goodreads Author), Joanne Major (Goodreads Author) 3.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	[An Infamous Mistress: The Life, Loves and Family of the Celebrated Grace Dalrymple Elliott] [By: Major, Joanne] [August, 2016] by Sarah Murden (Goodreads Author), Joanne Major (Goodreads Author), Unknown Author 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Sarah Murden wrote a new blog post How a 1672 tragedy may have influenced the raising of Dido Elizabeth Belle Prompted by an email from a reader, David Lear, this article takes us back long before the Georgian era. We begin in 1672, on the island of Guernsey, Read more of this blog post »
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Feb 13, 2016 08:39AM

Carol *Young at Heart Oldie* wrote: "Thank you so much for your friend invite, Sarah. :)"
Thank you for accepting Carol, still finding my way on here :)

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Thank you so much for your friend invite, Sarah. :)

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