tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456802468539868519.post3697960588114328670..comments2023-10-12T02:21:40.102-07:00Comments on English Historical Fiction Authors: The Mayfair SecretDebra Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03256313302199653185noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456802468539868519.post-45736755767769787302016-08-01T11:12:43.111-07:002016-08-01T11:12:43.111-07:00Absolutely, and the public thought so too!Absolutely, and the public thought so too!Catherine Curzonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05763562687608837832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456802468539868519.post-9403017759677741572016-07-31T22:44:24.341-07:002016-07-31T22:44:24.341-07:00I get the feeling that Maria is much maligned; I t...I get the feeling that Maria is much maligned; I think that George IV was the scandalous one, just lucky that he out ranked her! LordBeariOfBowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17659497565915731702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456802468539868519.post-8901275664536873592016-07-28T07:21:22.398-07:002016-07-28T07:21:22.398-07:00Thank you! For George, the thrill seemed to be in ...Thank you! For George, the thrill seemed to be in the chase; once his prey surrendered, she lost all her appeal.Catherine Curzonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05763562687608837832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456802468539868519.post-45295655663997992952016-07-28T07:20:35.842-07:002016-07-28T07:20:35.842-07:00I posit in my book that George didn't consider...I posit in my book that George didn't consider the lie a lie at all for just that reason - he didn't consider the marriage binding.Catherine Curzonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05763562687608837832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456802468539868519.post-35067985842922253122016-07-27T22:25:20.521-07:002016-07-27T22:25:20.521-07:00...he snubbed Maria at a Carlton House dinner in 1...<i>...he snubbed Maria at a Carlton House dinner in 1811, when he told her to sit away from him ‘according to her rank’</i><br /><br />Ouch. Hardly sounds like the fellow who declared he would die if she did not surrender!<br /><br />Great article! Annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05033117202223821117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456802468539868519.post-74858881291953065382016-07-27T04:13:10.946-07:002016-07-27T04:13:10.946-07:00One of those open secrets. The denial wasn't ...One of those open secrets. The denial wasn't precisely a lie for the marriage wasn't valid. If the marriage was declared valid George would have been ousted from his position as next in line to the throne. It wasn't just his children who would be deprived of a position, but George himself. I think that was the settlement of 1707. Mrs. Fitzherbert considered herself married . She had obtained permission from the Pope to marry in a Protestant ceremony and the marriage would have been valid for anyone except a member of the royal family. Still, Mrs. Fitzherbert fared better than The wife of Prince Augustus who became Duke of Sussex. She was married to him in two different ceremonies and bore two children only to have the marriage declared invalid due to the royal marriage act. When the Duke finally died, his only son wasn't even allowed to be considered his legal descendent for non royal purposes. I don't know if the duke included the children in his will. <br />The Prince of Wales violated the royal marriage act and the act that said he couldn't marry a catholic and keep his place in the line of succession. In other words he pretended to get married to get a virtuous woman into his bed-- He definitely couldn't afford to have the marriage declared valid.Regencyresearcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10828749339318882968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456802468539868519.post-18269522758036725342016-07-27T03:25:46.330-07:002016-07-27T03:25:46.330-07:00Excellent post,Madame.I have another reference boo...Excellent post,Madame.I have another reference book written by Mrs Fitzherberts niece-quite enlightening! In Brighton she lived next to the Countess of Berkeley-another"used woman".I wonder what their close conversation concerned? Brighton folk always treated her as"Royalty".Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02143448607581552307noreply@blogger.com