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Buxton International Festival

Anne de Courcy

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The day of the dollar princess

Anne de Courcy in The Husband Hunters charts a veritable invasion a century ago of ‘dollar princesses’ who rescued many an ailing aristocratic house through their marriage dowry. From 1874 to 1905, dozens of young American heiresses married into the British peerage, bringing with them fabulous wealth, glamour and sophistication. Through diaries, memoirs and letters, Anne de Courcy reveals what they thought of their new lives in England – and what England thought of them.

  • Duration: 1hr
  • Price: £11