![]() ![]() less …Īs the Edwardian era progressed, being born into the aristocracy was no longer the only way for someone to possess prestige and wealth. ![]() Uncovering new archival treasures and offering a “lively account of…the lies, deceit, and hypocrisy of Victorian society” ( The Times), Piu Marie Eatwell evokes an era in transition, when the rise of sensationalist media blurred every fact into fiction, and family secrets and fluid identities pushed class anxieties to new heights. The eccentric Duke, Anna Maria was sure, had faked his death as Druce, and her son should inherit the Portland millions. Druce, under the suspicion that he’d led a double life as the 5th Duke, no one could dismiss her claim. ![]() So when, in 1897, an elderly widow asked the court to exhume the grave of her late father-in-law, T.C. The extraordinarily wealthy 5th Duke of Portland had a mania for it, hiding in his carriage and building tunnels between buildings to avoid being seen. Whicher.Īt the close of the Victorian era, as now, privacy was power. One of the most notorious and bizarre mysteries of the Edwardian age, for readers who loved The Suspicions of Mr. ![]()
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