The duchess of devonshire

Online shopping from a great selection at Books Store.

Deborah Vivien Freeman-Mitford Cavendish, the Dowager Duchess of Devonshire, who died this week at age 94, was a celebrated young socialite, the savior and stewardess of one of England’s greatest properties, and a wit for the ages. Vanity Fair’s James Reginato remembers her unique personality.

The Devonshire Collection encompasses thousands of objects that have been carefully collected over 500 years. Because of this extraordinary breadth, choosing the 43 pieces that would travel to Sotheby's New York as part of the Treasures from Chatsworth exhibition was a challenging feat. Spotlighted here is a veritable crown jewel: the Devonshire Tiara.

Georgiana Duchess of Devonshire writes to her sister about fashion and hair styles....

Angelica Kauffman (1741–1807) — Portrait of Lady Georgiana, Lady Henrietta Frances and George John Spencer, Viscount Althorp, 1774 : Althorp, Daventry District, Northamptonshire. England (1200×1594)

Keira Knightley as Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire in The Duchess (2008).

From record-breakers to national treasures, a selection of the very best works offered by Christie’s

Chatsworth House will host the Never a Bore exhibition documenting the Dowager Duchess’s glittering social circle.

Andrew Cavendish, 11th Duke of Devonshire, has conjured up an A to Z of the people, places, qualities and things that said something special to him about England and Englishness.

Keira Knightley in ‘The Duchess’ (2008).