A Lady's Peninsular War Experiences: the Spanish Journal of Elizabeth, Lady Holland 1808-1809

by Elizabeth Vassall Fox

Book Overview

Perspectives on Spain in wartime by a strong 'new' woman of her age

There can be no doubt that the socialite Elizabeth Vassall Fox was a remarkable woman. Initially married to Sir Godfrey Webster, a man 20 years her senior, she bore him five children, but by the time of their divorce in 1797 she was already pregnant again-by her lover, the Whig politician Henry Fox (3rd Baron Holland). They immediately married and Elizabeth bore seven more...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1782824723
• ISBN13: 9781782824725
• Release Date: November 2015
• Publisher: Leonaur Ltd
• Length: 200 Pages
• Weight: 0.57 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.5" x 8.5"