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Debutantes and the London Season

Lucinda Gosling
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Downton Abbey
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Mitford Sisters
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Queen Charlotte
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Product details

  • ISBN 9780747812197
  • Weight: 165g
  • Dimensions: 146 x 208mm
  • Publication Date: 10 Mar 2013
  • Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
  • Publication City/Country: GB
  • Product Form: Paperback
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Description

A compact guide to the world of glamour and privilege seen in Bridgerton: that of the Debutante.

Until the middle of the last century, London’s social calendar was dominated by ‘the Season’, a round of social events and parties during which the daughters of the upper classes made their ‘debuts’. Debutantes and their families descended on the capital from all over Britain to take part in this elaborate process that in its blend of glamour, great privilege and archaic and sometimes comic ritual is emblematic of a world now lost.

From the preparations and formalities of court presentation to the exhausting round of parties that followed, Debutantes and the London Season is a detailed look at a phenomenon that was central to the lives of generations of privileged young ladies.
About Lucinda Gosling
Lucinda Gosling studied history at the University of Liverpool and has worked in the picture library industry since 1993, including at the historical specialist Mary Evans Picture Library and the Illustrated London News archive. Her interests and areas of specialisation include illustration, royalty and World War I. She has written articles on a wide range of subjects for magazines such as History Today, Illustration, Handmade Living and BBC News Online. Her book, Brushes & Bayonets, an exploration of the First World War through the cartoons and drawings in the Illustrated London News archive was published by Osprey in 2008.

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