Charles Spencer, third Duke of Marlborough

A rumour arose in London society that EG was to marry the Marquess of Blandford , heir to the Duke of Marlborough .

She said she fell in love with the Duke of Marlborough , but resisted. Once starvation actually loomed, however, she may well have made part of her inadequate income by directly sexual means. The accusation...

The duchess was also grandmother of Blandford (heir to the Duke of Marlborough ), with whose name that of Elizabeth Gunning had been damagingly linked. Her patronage presumably did something to salvage the reputations of...

EB 's preface alludes to Steele'sTatler, and calls the slow, sure Snail . . . the well-meant, altho' weak Attempt of a mere Woman. After an introductory poem, her basic unit for...