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3 giorni fa · Astor, the queen bee, ruled New York society. In fact, she was so well known that her calling cards only had three words: The Mrs. Astor. Alva Vanderbilt was a force in her own right. However,...
23 ago 2024 · Named after the socialite-turned-politician, Viscountess Nancy Astor, the UK’s first seated female MP, the three-bedroom duplex apartment is the exact conflux of glamour and tradition that you would expect from its namesake.
20 ago 2024 · Nancy Witcher Langhorne Astor, Viscountess Astor, was an American-born British politician who was the first woman seated as a Member of Parliament (MP), serving from 1919 to 1945. Astor was born in Danville, Virginia and raised in Greenwood, Virginia. Her first marriage, to socialite Robert Gould Shaw II, was unhappy and ended in ...
6 set 2024 · While the exterior appeared to be that of one large mansion, the interior was actually split into two separate living spaces, one for Caroline, and one for her son John Jacob Astor.
6 giorni fa · Uncover the history of the 14th century Castle once the childhood home of Anne Boleyn, Anne of Cleves, Sir John Fastolf and William Waldorf Astor. Owners Uncover more about the 12 different families that have owned Hever Castle from 1383 to the present day.
4 set 2024 · Features. High society, grand larceny: how the great and gilded of New York high society took to the witness box for the Astor Trial. When Brook Astor's son Anthony was accused of manipulating the revered socialite into altering her will, the likes of Nancy Kissinger and Barbara Walters found themselves in the witness box.
30 ago 2024 · Madeleine is beautiful, intelligent, and solidly upper-class, but the Astors are in a league apart. Jack's mother was the Mrs. Astor, American royalty and New York's most formidable socialite. Jack is dashing and industrious-a hero of the Spanish-American war, an inventor, and a canny businessman.
