Georgiana Spencer, the Duchess of Devonshire (Keira Knightly), was the original people’s princess. Like her direct descendent, Princess Diana of Wales, Georgiana was a woman of ravishing beauty, ...

Georgiana Spencer (Keira Knightley) was a mere 17 years old when the Duke of Devonshire (Ralph Fiennes) began courting her — not that the ways of courtliness were among His Grace’s skill sets. It is ...

In another filmmaker's hands, "The Duchess" might have been, well, "Marie Antoinette." · But there are no Strokes songs or sneakers peeking out from under ball gowns in Saul Dibb's take on the story ...

British actress Keira Knightley was only a child when Princess Diana died, and while she remembers the tragedy, she says her parents "never had any gossipy newspapers around the house." Now, at age 23 ...

This stunning volume provides an enchanting visit to one of the most storied and beautiful English country houses. No place embodies the spirit of the English country house better than Chatsworth.

This historical melodrama gets much of its kick from the parallels between its 18th-century heroine—Georgiana Spencer, who married to become duchess of Devonshire—and her descendant Diana Spencer, the ...