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Wedlock: how Georgian Britain's worst husband met his match; Wendy Moore

by Moore, Wendy
Adult Non FictionAdult Non Fiction
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Author Moore, Wendy
Title Wedlock: how Georgian Britain's worst husband met his match; Wendy Moore
Publisher London : Phoenix, 2009
Price 7.99
Physical description 520 p., 20 cm, pbk
ISBN 9780753828250, m
0753828251, v
Bibliographic hist'y Originally published: London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson
Bibliog. and Index Includes bibliographical references
Summary Wedlock' tells the story of the Countess of Strathmore and her marriage to Andrew Robinson Stoney, the origin behind the phrase 'ston(e)y broke'. Stoney married the Countess for her wealth and, once they were married, he subjected her to years of ill treatment.
Pers. name subject Strathmore, Mary Eleanor Bowes, Countess of, 1749-1800
Strathmore, Mary Eleanor Bowes, Countess of, 1749-1800
Bowes, Andrew Robinson Stoney, 1747-1810
Subject heading Divorce, England, History, 18th century
Wife abuse, History, 18th century
Aristocracy (Social class), England
Information codes 091202s2009 en kW 0000 eng e
Description WEDLOCK is the remarkable story of the Countess of Strathmore and her marriage to Andrew Robinson Stoney. Mary Eleanor Bowes was one of Britain's richest young heiresses. She married the Count of Strathmore who died young, and pregnant with her lover's child, Mary became engaged to George Gray. Then in swooped Andrew Robinson Stoney. Mary was bowled over and married him within the week. But nothing was as it seemed. Stoney was broke, and his pursuit of the wealthy Countess a calculated ploy. Once married to Mary, he embarked on years of ill treatment, seizing her lands, beating her, terrorising servants, introducing prostitutes to the family home, kidnapping his own sister. But finally after many years, a servant helped Mary to escape. She began a high-profile divorce case that was the scandal of the day and was successful. But then Andrew kidnapped her and undertook a week-long rampage of terror and cruelty until the law finally caught up with him.
 
 
 

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