The Glamorous Duchess Who Was A Third Wheel In Her OWN Marriage | PART 1 | Georgiana Cavendish

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Wealthy, noble, clever and pretty, Georgiana Spencer - later Cavendish - might have been seen to have it all. But like her indirect descendent Princess Diana many years later, Georgiana would end up in an unhappy and unfulfilling marriage, coping by gambling, drinking and partying to excess. This video looks at the early part of her life, her marriage to William Cavendish, her involvement in the culture of her time, and how ultimately she ended up in an uncomfortable and scandalous ménage à trois situation with her best friend and her husband...
Sources and Related Books:
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography; Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire - www.oxforddnb.com/display/10....
(JSTOR) Moral Trespass in Georgian London: Gaming, Gender, and Electoral Politics in the Age of George III by Phyllis Deutsch - www.jstor.org/stable/2639963?...
(JSTOR) The Butcher-Kissing Duchess of Devonshire: Between Caricature and Allegory in 1784 by Amelia Rauser - www.jstor.org/stable/30053337
The Duchess by Amanda Foreman - amzn.to/4csNySP
Duchess Georgiana: Georgian Britain’s Most Popular Woman, A New Study by Lindsay Porter - amzn.to/3Pz7Lg2
The Sylph by Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire - amzn.to/3TLq9op
The Two Duchesses: Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire, Elizabeth, Duchess of Devonshire by Vera Foster - amzn.to/3TNSGKb
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@noelletakesthesky3977 2 месяца назад

I love that this woman so thoroughly embraced her husband’s first extramarital child, even though it annoyed everyone. She loved that child and didn’t blame her and just loved her.

@dancingdingo 2 месяца назад

The film starring Kiera Knightley the Duchess is an excellent look into this

@user-fg9xz4bz3b 2 месяца назад

Kiera should have gotten an oscar!

@HistorysForgottenPeople 2 месяца назад

It really is - I've been recommending it in other comments! ☺ It was really accurate to actual events, and the casting was spot on.

@JSinuYasha 2 месяца назад

Thanks for the recommendation. I've had that movie on my watch list for years. Finally, got the motivation to watch it.

@GeminiLesbian 2 месяца назад

9 minutes into the video, I realized this is about the Georgiana in The Duchess.

@deathbycheese850 2 месяца назад

I found her story absolutely heartbreaking. The Earl appeared to be able to show more affection to his dogs than his wife.

@lrs7777 2 месяца назад

Gambling is a dangerous addiction that still destroys families.

@HistorysForgottenPeople 2 месяца назад

Absolutely - I think it's very telling that not only did she obviously gravitate towards it due to her parents' gambling when she was younger, but that a lot of her mother's reprimands were centred around it. I think Margaret understood she had helped facilitate Georgiana into that lifestyle through her own actions.

@cyankirkpatrick5194 2 месяца назад

Yes it's in my family as well as alcoholism 😢

@ea8269 2 месяца назад

It always does.

@TheOraclePriestessRa 2 месяца назад

It's like re-watching the life of Princess Diana.

@HistorysForgottenPeople 2 месяца назад

It really is strange how many parallels there are between the two women's lives!

@user-yq2rn2hy8p 2 месяца назад

The book THE DUCHESS IS A WONDERFUL READ. I HAD TO READ IT 3 TIMES TO TRULY UNDERSTAND. THE HISTORICAL AND POLITICAL SYSTEMS OF THE TIME. AND GAMBLING WAS AN ADDICTION OF MANT OF THE ARISTOCRACY. INCREDIBLE AMOUNTS OF MONEY AND PROPERTY WAS THROWN AWAY!!😮😮

@theresaschuebel5151 2 месяца назад

They made it a movie staringvKeria Knightly

@t.m.a.3665 2 месяца назад

Her famous descendent is non other than Princess Diana who also lived a similarly heartbreaking love & life. ❤RIP Georgiana & Princess Diana .

@user-fg9xz4bz3b 2 месяца назад

Is she a descendant of her through her husband or lover?

@Courtneybenson907 2 месяца назад

@@user-fg9xz4bz3bShe’s not actually her descendant, rather a many times great niece, a descendant of her brother. Some who are actually descended from her through her illegitimate daughter, Eliza, is Princess Beatrice and Eugenie, through their mother.

@HistorysForgottenPeople 2 месяца назад

She is a descendent, but not a direct one - they are related through Georgiana's brother, George.

@natashaa43 2 месяца назад

@@HistorysForgottenPeople That is not the accurate use of the word 'descent' those is it, someone who is a descendent is from a straight line parent to child on through the years, they are connected by being both daughters of the House of Spencer, but nothing further.

@debralevin4305 2 месяца назад

Neither. See comments below.

@JLFAN2009 2 месяца назад

Diana did not descend directly from Georgiana but rather, from her brother.

@HistorysForgottenPeople 2 месяца назад

Yes, she was an indirect descendent, not a lineal one. I don't think I said she was a direct descendent.

@JLFAN2009 2 месяца назад

@@HistorysForgottenPeople When people say "descendants", without specifications, it's typically assumed to imply direct descent.

@reenakemp9132 2 месяца назад

You sort of did. @@HistorysForgottenPeople

@luannnelson547 2 месяца назад

Indirect descendant = not a descendant. A relative.

@theresaschuebel5151 2 месяца назад

We know dear. But she is still an ancestor to Diana

@debralevin4305 2 месяца назад

Amanda Foreman's bio of Georgiana is my favorite book of all time. Highly recommended to anyone with an interest in her or the period. Actually, according to the book, she was not a great beauty, but managed to appear so due to her style and personality.

@HistorysForgottenPeople 2 месяца назад

It's my FAVOURITE book about Georgiana, it's really well researched.

@i.p.956 2 месяца назад

Interesting how her descendant lived the exact same life, married the exact same man and had the exact same marriage! Almost like this is a family curse.

@jawo8754 2 месяца назад

Princess Diana was her 8 times great niece. Not a direct descendant.

@marcietorrence5361 2 месяца назад

Curse, or genetic predisposition? Reincarnation is sometimes explained as genetic memory, similar to animal instinct-memories

@user-xk2ig4tc3f 2 месяца назад

Not really. This is common in aristocratic families, women are still chattel to be married to the highest bidder to be a brood mare. Most aristocratic women had and still have this life

@NatalieG427 2 месяца назад

No, not exact. Diana admitted to Lady Colin Campbell that SHE was the first to cheat in the marriage with Barry Manakee. In reality, Diana had many lovers. She also said she didn’t blame Camilla for the way her marriage went. That it was the “ yes” men surrounding her husband she couldn’t stand. Diana found life in the RF too stifling & wanted out, but wanted Charles to file for divorce so she could look like the victim.

@saltycat662 2 месяца назад

@@user-xk2ig4tc3f Yup. Kate Middleton is living this life. I feel sorry for her.

@altinaykor364 2 месяца назад

Wow, I can't wait to hear the rest💗 although everyone seem to think her life is parallel with her great niece Princess Diana, which I don't completely disagree, but in her case, I find her husband much more annoying. I mean he didn't like her and didn't bother himself to show her enough respect or attention either and the love triangle thing started in the half-way through of their married life and the other woman came to her life much years later and it wasn't like her husband being obsessed with another from the start, which honestly makes it more heartbreaking, because it means he could love her, he just didn't want to or didn't bother to💔💔💔

@HistorysForgottenPeople 2 месяца назад

You're right, there's a lot of parallels, but people often try to compare them directly - which as you say, isn't quite correct. Plus Georgiana turned to gambling and alcohol to cope, which Diana didn't...although, I suppose Diana had eating disorders which could be seen as the same desperate desire for control in their own lives. And yes, William didn't even try to care about Georgiana, whereas I think the situation for Charles and Diana was different on all sides.

@helpinyerdasellavon 2 месяца назад

Thank you for this amazing rendition on Georgiana Cavendish, the glamorous Duchess of Devonshire, her fabulous style and captivating beauty made her the "It" girl of her times. The best video about her I've ever seen so far. Excellent work as always 😊❤

@HistorysForgottenPeople 2 месяца назад

Thank you so much! ☺ She was definitely the 'It' girl of her time, it would be fascinating to go back and see her life in action, although obviously heart-breaking as well. It makes me wonder how much people actually knew or cared about the private life causing the public one?

@simon112 2 месяца назад

Superb as always great presentation. and narration, she was a beautiful Inteligent lady, sadly she never knew true happiness her only solace were her children and gambling, I'd like to think history looks more kindly on her now, in many ways she led a sad life and deserved far more.

@user-fg9xz4bz3b 2 месяца назад

Georgiana was a beauty, can't believe her husband didn't want sex with her.

@HistorysForgottenPeople 2 месяца назад

Thank you so much! ☺ You're right, I think under the glittering surface Georgiana was an extremely sad person who tried to avoid her pain by drinking and gambling.

@simon112 2 месяца назад

@@HistorysForgottenPeople thank you HFP always a plesure 😊

@Odo55 2 месяца назад

Not sure if she deserved more. She had a very privileged life and so what she didnt have the perfect love match. Can any of us expect to have it all ?

@monicatindercosmos 2 месяца назад

Cavendish was the ancestor of Bess of Hardwick. Georgina was a contemporary of Marie Antoinette; imagine having a friendship to Mr. Fox and his parliament. She is a fabulous figure of history, and I recommend anybody dig deeper and read a biography on her to gain a deeper respect of the woman, the era, as opposed to her gambling issues, poor choices, husband, and waste of brains. Ps. She is princess Diana’s relative and had more royal blood than any of the Windsors today (who are more Germanic than English).

@aw6356 2 месяца назад

Can you recommend a book, I’m really interested! ❤

@monicatindercosmos 2 месяца назад

@@aw6356 It's so funny, but when my kiddos were tutored at our local library, my daughter found a section on Bes of Hardwick and Georgiana; she picked it out for me, and it was so good. Written by Amanda Foreman (Whitbread recipient) titled: Georgiana Duchess of Devonshire. It was a great biography. Amanda Foreman left nothing off the table; political intrigue, fashionistas, relationships (husband) and an insight to an incredibly spirited/kind hearted woman (anyone who accepts her husbands bastard children as her own is a hero to me), and someone who was both smart, witty but sadly, misunderstood...she brought a spark to the lives of many. My heart goes out to her b/c she was born in the wrong era; similar to Marie Antionette; both women were brilliant, but because of gender, political limitations, and massive geopolitical changes, never met their true potential. I hope you enjoy😊

@pedanticradiator1491 18 дней назад

Bess was his ancestor. Can't believe how many people get ancestor and descendant the wrong way round

@monicatindercosmos 18 дней назад

@@pedanticradiator1491 I was referencing her husband; not Georgiana.

@pedanticradiator1491 17 дней назад

@monicatindercosmos Well Bess was his ancestor then he isn't an ancestor of Bess

@user-sf6hy9do8j 2 месяца назад

Look at her still rockin' them heels😊

@newgabe09 Месяц назад

ooh.. glad there's a part 2 and it didn't just end on the cliffhanger!

@greenblood64 2 месяца назад

THE DUCHESS is a great movie that tells this story perfectly starring Kiera Knightly.

@Satu-zs7gm 2 месяца назад

if you knew anything about this story, then you'd know that the movie did a terrible job telling this story, i remembered when i first watch the movie and it didn't even make sense because it didn't, after reading their history it made more sense! the movie changed a lot of their personality made one bad one good, in reality neither of them is good or bad, infact georgiana by category is the bad one

@christyhollis7909 2 месяца назад

Beautifully well done. I can't believe it. You did a lot of research and taken the real time to do georgiana duchess of devonshire justice. I can't thank you enough and everyone evolved in her circle a better understanding who they too .

@HistorysForgottenPeople 2 месяца назад

Thank you so much! I'm glad you enjoyed it. ☺

@KatAdVictoriam 2 месяца назад

I've always thought that Georgiana, her sister Harriet, her children, Lady Elizabeth and her children and those in their circle, Georgiana's niece Caroline and all of the various lovers between everyone- the entire family were such a fascinating, though highly dysfunctional bunch. I've read books about each of these people, or their writing themselves, and their social circle and I love them because they're so compelling.

@HistorysForgottenPeople 2 месяца назад

You're right, they were definitely a fascinating but dysfunctional lot! Equally so were the family of Lady Elizabeth, the dynamics with her father sound ridiculous. 😂

@jenihansen7201 2 месяца назад

This was a great video. Narration was on point with the comparisons. I saw a movie on Georgiana Cavendish, and the similarity with Diana, was amazing.

@user-fg9xz4bz3b 2 месяца назад

It must be a sense of justice that Georgiana is remember as a beauty and victim of a horrid husband .

@HistorysForgottenPeople 2 месяца назад

Thank you so much! ☺ And the movie is brilliant - it's very high on accuracy which is unusual for lots of historical films.

@anne-marie2972 2 месяца назад

@@HistorysForgottenPeople May I ask what is the name of this movie you are talking about 🤔 ?

@deathbycheese850 2 месяца назад

@anne-marie2972 The Duchess, with Keira Knightley, and Ralph Fiennes.

@theresaschuebel5151 2 месяца назад

Her son was known ad the bachelor of Devon. He even once hosted Queen Victoria when she was a child

@juliestokes7211 6 дней назад

Brilliant, I really enjoyed your work. Thank you 🙏

@thegypsywagonllp 2 месяца назад

I am a proud Spencer, we shared John as a grandfather. ❤

@marcietorrence5361 2 месяца назад

I love your voice, thank you for a good story

@HistorysForgottenPeople 2 месяца назад

Aww, thank you so much, I'm glad you enjoyed it! ☺

@mymai5859 2 месяца назад

Interesting that modern Royal Family names were close around both Georgina & Diana: George, William, Charlotte, Elizabeth, Henry/Henrietta, Harry/Harrio, Margaret, Louis

@moniqueengleman873 Месяц назад

That is on purpose. The Queen had to approve the names for decorum. That is why Harry and Meghan broke protocol and named their daughter what they wanted. Good for them.

@cinnow Месяц назад

@@moniqueengleman873awful names though. Archie for a comic character and Lilibet by appropriating the Queen's pet name. Crass.

@cinnow Месяц назад

This ends abruptly. What about her famous affair with Charles Grey and their child which she had to give up?

@moniqueengleman873 Месяц назад

@cinnow Archie is a Royal bloodline name. The spare so to speak You need to study history so all your information doesn't come from co.ic books 🙄 😒 😑

@mymai5859 Месяц назад

@@moniqueengleman873 Pull your head in Parasite Meghan sugar. I was referring to how the names of the vid. from this window of history, were similar to what contemporary Princess Diana had around her.

@lfgifu296 2 месяца назад

Speaking of Keira Knightley, today’s question is which Pride and Prejudice do you prefer? 1995 or 2005👀? Personally, I’m for 1995- it’s as accurate as one can hope- Colin Firth plays a part in my preference, icl😭- but the actors are much more carefully cast and the clothing is much more accurate- this is all just my opinion, ofc- I feel like this is one of those questions like “are you for York or Lancaster” which put people against each other and that’s not what I wish😭😭

@user-fg9xz4bz3b 2 месяца назад

Accuracy goes 1995 version is the best.

@HistorysForgottenPeople 2 месяца назад

Oh, this is an easy one - the 1995 version! ❤ It was the most accurate to the book to start with, I thought the casting was spot on, and, you know....Colin Firth. 😂 Also, I thought the costumes were the most accurate, which is always lovely. But basically, Colin Firth LOL.

@bethwilliams4903 2 месяца назад

1995 no question and always York

@Eristotl3 Месяц назад

2005. I watch it 3-4 times a year since that year

@steampunkrose1010 Месяц назад

2005

@JangianTV 2 месяца назад

Excellent as always! Must confess I picked up but never finished Amanda Foreman's bio of her. Will have to finish it sometime.

@HistorysForgottenPeople 2 месяца назад

Thank you! And Foreman's biography is one of my main sources for this (and the next) video, definitely recommend finishing it if you ever get chance. It's worth it just for all the letters in there, that give Georgiana her 'voice'. ☺

@JangianTV 2 месяца назад

@@HistorysForgottenPeople Noted, thank you! 😊

@esterherschkovich6499 2 месяца назад

New sub here love a bit of history...which shows them to be human..even though they had lots of money...Money does not buy love...

@HistorysForgottenPeople 2 месяца назад

Good to have you here! ☺And you're right, it's at least some comfort to the rest of us that money really doesn't seem to buy happiness, even though plenty of people in history have tried!

@charleslewis6815 2 месяца назад

These poor people they suffered so much 😢

@mariekastler5391 20 дней назад

Can't Wait for part 2!!!

@HistorysForgottenPeople 19 дней назад

It's already out! ☺Part 2 here ----> ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE--BGQQvPkXDU.html

@pattywolford 2 месяца назад

I kept thinking this all sounds familiar, then realized it was the excellent movie, The Duchess 2008.

@jetplane10 2 месяца назад

What a great show 🫠

@annfisher3316 2 месяца назад

Wonderful, thank you Looking forward to part two

@HistorysForgottenPeople 2 месяца назад

Thank you! It's well under way for this Sunday. ☺

@Odo55 2 месяца назад

Very good storytelling.

@HistorysForgottenPeople 2 месяца назад

Thank you, I'm glad you enjoyed it! ☺

@lfgifu296 2 месяца назад

Interesting!! Idk much about her ngl, apart from Keira Knightley’s movie (which I haven’t even watched😭) and a satirical pamphlet mocking her and someone else, but it’s very interesting!! Alas now we gotta wait for part two🥲 Have a nice week!!

@DarthDread-oh2ne 2 месяца назад

Hi friend. I have A question about you: have you ever watch the fall of eagles ? It tells the story of the fall of monarchies.

@HistorysForgottenPeople 2 месяца назад

Oh, you should DEFINITELY watch the film if you ever get chance. I watch most historical movies expecting no accuracy at all, but they really made an effort with this one. Her most recent biographer worked on it with them to get it as accurate as possible and it's really well cast.

@lindadeal3344 2 месяца назад

@DarthDread -oh2ne I watched it in 1970 or 71 and really enjoyed it...maybe they will do a rerun I would gladly watch it again.

@onemorechance2037 2 месяца назад

That first picture is what my hair looks like in the morning

@HistorysForgottenPeople 2 месяца назад

LOL it would be great if it came back into style! 🤣

@user-pe6hh4rp6c Месяц назад

😂😂😂😂

@sabrinasjourney Месяц назад

You wish!!

@user-hp1rf2nv1s Месяц назад

❤I am not really hung up on the descendent thing, I'm enjoying the story.

@goeegoanna 2 месяца назад

Fascinating, as always, thank you. One has to ask, why can't the aristocracy keep their legs shut? They do seem to get away with promiscuity quite freely...well, as long as they have money and power, I suppose. It seems to me that it's usually the middling sort that clutches their pearls at sexuality. Not much changes.

@HistorysForgottenPeople 2 месяца назад

It's funny, isn't it? It's almost as though the more money and power, the more they were able to do what they told the rest of society not to do - and then you had those in a sort of gentry class, as you say, clutching their pearls while simultaneously trying to get their children into the upper classes. 😂

@LollyGagger-tl9ub 2 месяца назад

Not only for aristocracy can’t close their legs even the broke peasant neither can’t close their legs .

@aka99 2 месяца назад

Very good video and very interestingn videos in general! But are you going to do some content about german and italian women and people too?

@HistorysForgottenPeople 2 месяца назад

Definitely! I have a HUGE list of people still to cover, but I can only do one a week! 🤣

@tarab3746 13 дней назад

I must know what hath prevailed! How could you conclude such a suspenseful story on such a note?! 👌

@HistorysForgottenPeople 12 дней назад

Part 2 is already out! ☺

@liiiir 8 дней назад

The fact that her husband had fathered a child before their marriage and she took the little girl in and loved her like her own speaks volumes about her, I think.

@coyotedust Месяц назад

Diana Spencer is the direct descendant of Georgiana's brother Earl Spencer, making the Duchess of Devonshire her great-great-great-great-great aunt.

@RobertEnsley-mt3ys 2 месяца назад

God, I love your voice!

@HistorysForgottenPeople 2 месяца назад

Aww, thank you! That's made my day. ☺

@user-th1ji4qg8x 2 месяца назад

What abt the music background? Pls, help me to find it.

@HistorysForgottenPeople 2 месяца назад

The music is No.1 A Minor Waltz by Esther Abrami, available in the RU-vid audio library. ☺

@jessicaperez1370 2 месяца назад

So it seems mental instability may run in this family, which is not unusual; though not fully researched at this time.

@susanbien6957 2 месяца назад

The video just cuts off. Is there a part two?

@HistorysForgottenPeople 2 месяца назад

Er, yup...at the end of the video I have put up a subtitle explaining when Part 2 is on. ☺

@funtimefoxy6136 2 месяца назад

Can I ask you which Plantagenet monarch is your favorite? Which one was the most successful one and the one that had the best legacy? 1. Henry II 2. Richard I 3. John 4. Henry III 5. Edward I 6. Edward II 7. Edward III 8. Richard II

@bethwilliams4903 2 месяца назад

Certainly the most intriguing legacy (if lacking accurate scholarship, take note academics!) would be Richard III

@HistorysForgottenPeople 2 месяца назад

Okay, so...from best to worst; 1. Edward III 2. Henry II 3. Edward I 4. Henry III 5. Richard II (although in fairness to him, he didn't get much opportunity to do a lot!) 6. Richard I 7. John 8. Edward II Your second question is definitely harder! I think either Edward III or Henry II were the most successful, if measuring by what was expected of them as kings at the time. But if we're including legacy, I would say Edward III. He was a pretty good king in defending his country, supporting the economy, creating relations with allies, and he was a good husband to his queen (despite the obligatory affairs of medieval kings), and he listened to his advisors. He was seen as a strong, capable king, but was also well liked.

@lindadeal3344 2 месяца назад

Edward 1st as I liked the dynamics between the Kingmaker and Edward and he picked a love match instead of a queen from France or another country.

@zabrinna6554 2 месяца назад

❤

@77elleinad73 2 месяца назад

It’s bananas! 😂

@kimmccabe1422 2 месяца назад

Funny how her and Princess Diana had so much in common. 3rd wheel to Camilla..and both followed by paparazzi and anorexia instead of gambling..

@julzs7493 2 месяца назад

Is the name pronounced georgeayna? I thought it was georgeeearna

@HistorysForgottenPeople 2 месяца назад

Technically, it is meant to be 'George-jay-na' (like I say it), but I've also heard people pronounce it 'George-gee-ana'. I think it's one of those names where it's taken on two different pronunciations - the second one being more modern. ☺

@KG-ui7ji 2 месяца назад

So did I! I'm sure it should bt pronounced Georgie- anna

@Heothbremel 2 месяца назад

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@MichelleBruce-lo4oc 2 месяца назад

Hi, awesome live video history on Georgiana Spencer the Duchess of Devonshire. She is one of my favorite historical people in history. How are you doing? I'm doing well, and so is my cat Benjamin. Who is your favorite person in history? Benjamin and I always enjoy watching your history videos. Have a great day see you next video 😊

@HistorysForgottenPeople 2 месяца назад

Hi Michelle, I'm glad you and Benjamin are doing well! My favourite person in history? It's tough to pin one person down as I like a lot of different figures, but I think my favourite is probably Empress Matilda. I'm fascinated by her entire life and how strong she was, and I think England would have turned into a very different place had she been able to become queen.

@LadyJayde2122 2 месяца назад

The Dutchess was an excellent portrail about this

@cinnow Месяц назад

It was said that every man in high society found Georgina beautiful and desirable- except her husband.

@irawilliams343 2 месяца назад

History repeats itself considering that her descendant, Princess Diana, suffered a very similar fate as hers.

@M.Campbell-Sherwood 2 месяца назад

She’s not Diana’s “descendant”. Her Brother was Diana’s descendant. Georgina is her grt, however many times, aunt. A descendant is a grandparent.

@RosHaywood 2 месяца назад

Isn't it Georgiana (like Victoriana), rather than Georgaina?

@HistorysForgottenPeople 2 месяца назад

It is traditionally 'Georg-jay-na' as I'm saying it, but there is a second modern pronunciation of it as 'Georg-gee-ana', which is likely because it's not a name that's heard spoken aloud a lot.

@verenamaharajah6082 2 месяца назад

Today we say the name as it’s written but in the 18th century, words and names were often pronounced differently than today. You will have noticed that many old aristocratic names are not pronounced at all how they are spelled.

@lindsaycaress450 Месяц назад

Princess Diana was related to Georgina.

@truthjunkie63 2 месяца назад

Her husband. 🤦

@joebertdaineramos7835 Месяц назад

Princess Diana's ancestress!

@crocodiledundee8685 2 месяца назад

Speaking of the American War of Independence, have you heard of Deborah Sampson?

@HistorysForgottenPeople 2 месяца назад

I hadn't! I just went to look her up now, she sounds like a very interesting figure! I'm adding her to my list, thank you. ☺

@EmilyGloeggler7984 2 месяца назад

She was a messed up piece of work… yeesh!

@HistorysForgottenPeople 2 месяца назад

I think some of it was personality, and some of it was societal pressure as well - especially from her own parents.

@onagaali2024 2 месяца назад

She didn't seem very prudent,moral, or smart.

@jh9391 2 месяца назад

Poor little rich girl!

@TrueWalker88 Месяц назад

I'm so confused about the pronunciation of her name. Everyone seems to say it as Georgaina but it is spelled Georgiana, like George-ee-ah-na. Even in the film about her, they were transposing the A and I. What gives?

@HistorysForgottenPeople Месяц назад

Welcome to random British pronunciations! 😂 Honestly, I'm not sure why the pronunciation is that way, but it definitely is - I have a friend whose little girl has the same name, and is also pronounced 'George-jay-na'. Lots of people do also say it 'George-gee-ana' now, which I think of as a modern pronunciation. Neither is wrong, but Georgiana Cavendish was alive when the first pronunciation was used, so I stuck with that. ☺

@LeilaniG808 2 месяца назад

Looks like Diana!

@ledam2654 5 дней назад

Princess Diana was definitely more popular than Georgianna. No comparison at all, Diana had fans on all seven continents.

@SeeWoelfin 2 месяца назад

Is the pronunciation of Georgiana correct?

@HistorysForgottenPeople 2 месяца назад

Yes, although there is a more modern pronunciation that is 'George-gee-ana'. 😊

@verenamaharajah6082 2 месяца назад

It was the pronunciation of the time.

@beckyringkamp-wells1619 12 дней назад

She was a great lady. Her husband and Bess not so much

@MD11339 4 дня назад

Princess Diana was related to Georgina

@NomadicCreator 22 дня назад

What happened to her after the birth of her son?

@HistorysForgottenPeople 22 дня назад

I've continued her story in Part 2. 😊

@NomadicCreator 22 дня назад

@@HistorysForgottenPeople perfect! Thanks so much!

@aw6356 2 месяца назад

Great episode, but isn’t it GeorgiANA and not GeorgINA?

@HistorysForgottenPeople 2 месяца назад

I'm not saying 'Georgina', but 'George-jay-na', the original pronunciation of the name. There is now a modern pronunciation of it as 'George-gee-ana', but it's not how she would have pronounced her name at the time.

@harrietyounger6118 2 месяца назад

The nose and face shape looks like strong DNA.

@claretwomey2596 2 месяца назад

Georg ee ana. Not Georgaina.

@HistorysForgottenPeople 2 месяца назад

No, it's not. 'Georg-gee-ana' is a modern pronunciation.

@lesleythomson2823 2 месяца назад

Sorry but I can’t hear her name pronounced like that !

@HistorysForgottenPeople 2 месяца назад

You mean, the correct way?

@giuliettamassina7787 2 месяца назад

The saying is fifth wheel, not third wheel.

@HistorysForgottenPeople 2 месяца назад

No, it isn't. dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/third-wheel

@merlinshouseoffreereadings4641 2 месяца назад

With a couple - it’s third wheel. It’s a common saying.

@drebaswing5079 2 месяца назад

Fifth wheel. 5th wheel, not third wheel.

@HistorysForgottenPeople 2 месяца назад

@suspectsez4203 2 месяца назад

Third wheel is that extra unwanted person in a relationship with a couple. Fifth wheel is that person in a group. So in this case drebasing you are wrong.

@merlinshouseoffreereadings4641 2 месяца назад

It’s their wheel.

@antevenio8303 Месяц назад

Georgaina? Not being British ..but still "Georgiina"

@HistorysForgottenPeople Месяц назад

No, it's not. It's pronounced like I've said it - they even pronounce it that way it in the very expensive film. 'Georgina' is different from 'Georgiana'.

@sonaterese799 Месяц назад

This has to be yet another useless AI narration, - it is horrendous that it cannot pronounce the name of the duchess and really annoying.

@HistorysForgottenPeople Месяц назад

Not AI, and I am pronouncing her name correctly. They even pronounced it that way it the big budget film of her life with Keira Knightly in, for heaven's sake! 😂

@sonaterese799 Месяц назад

@@HistorysForgottenPeople Well I am British and I am telling you that is NOT the correct pronounciation - it is Georgie-Anna