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 ...

Many great stories and movies are created by taking a slice of history with its relevant personalities and bringing it to a modern audience. The first key in creating a successful period piece is to ...

From the book’s writing through the film’s final edit, the process of bringing costumed epic “The Duchess” to the screen spanned several decades. “I spent five years with (the Duchess) since the day I ...

Before the notion of the “It Girl” existed, Georgiana Spencer, the Duchess of Devonshire, was the personification of the term. Married at a young age in 1774 to the powerful Duke of Devonshire, she ...