Amanda Foreman

A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK • NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE
Lady Georgiana Spencer was the great-great-great-great-aunt of Diana, Princess of Wales, and was nearly as famous in her day. In 1774 Georgiana achieved immediate celebrity by marrying William Cavendish, fifth duke of Devonshire, one of England’s richest and most influential aristocrats. She became the queen of fashionable society...

The bestselling author of "Georgina, Duchess of Devonshire" delves into the fascinating story of the American Civil War, told through the dramatic and poignant firsthand accounts of some of the colorful Englishmen and women who volunteered to join the conflict.

Meet one of the most powerful women in French history in this historical biography of King Louis XV’s most famous mistress-advisor and portrait of 18th-century Versailles.

When Madame de Pompadour became the mistress of Louis XV, no one expected her to retain his affections for long. A member of the bourgeoisie rather than an aristocrat, she was physically too cold for the carnal Bourbon king, and had so many enemies that she could...