Adventuress
Autor: | Teresa Crompton |
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EAN: | 9780750994439 |
eBook Format: | ePUB |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Produktart: | eBook |
Veröffentlichungsdatum: | 24.01.2020 |
Untertitel: | The Life and Loves of Lucy, Lady Houston |
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Schlagworte: | The Life and Loves abdication conservative politics king edward viii lady houston lucy houston mount everest oswald mosley ramsay macdonald socialite spitfire suffragette t.e. lawrence winston churchill women's history women in history |
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In the 1930s Lady Lucy Houston was one of the richest women in England and a household name, notorious for her virulent criticisms of the government. But politics had been far from her mind when, as young Fanny Radmall, she had set out to conquer the world. Armed with only looks and self-confidence, she exploited the wealth and status of successive lovers to push her way into high society. Brushing off scandal, she achieved public recognition as an ardent suffragette, war worker and philanthropist. Having won control of her third husband's vast fortune, she enjoyed the trappings of wealth - jewellery, couture, racehorses and a luxury yacht - but she wanted more. Seeking influence in national politics, Lady Houston financed the first flight over Mount Everest, backed secret military research, and facilitated the development of the Spitfire aircraft. Engaging with famous contemporaries such as Winston Churchill and Oswald Mosley, Lucy sought her own public voice and so purchased a newspaper. Seeking to expose the Prime Minister as a Soviet agent and promote Edward VIII as England's dictator, Lucy was loved as a patriot but loathed as a troublemaker. Adventuress draws upon hitherto unpublished archival material to reveal how Lucy Houston achieved her fame and fortune, and how she exploited them.
TERESA CROMPTON, a historian and the author of several books, has a PhD in History from Sheffield Hallam University. Having lived and worked in China, Lithuania, the Middle East and South East Asia, she is now based in Lincolnshire.
TERESA CROMPTON, a historian and the author of several books, has a PhD in History from Sheffield Hallam University. Having lived and worked in China, Lithuania, the Middle East and South East Asia, she is now based in Lincolnshire.