In this episode we will be exploring the remarkable life of Harriet Mellon (1777-1837) born into poverty Harriet rose to become a successful actress in her own right before marrying the banker Thomas Coutts and inheriting his fortune, making her one of the richest women in England. Following the death of her first husband Harriet married again and became a Duchess! I hope you enjoy this amazing rags to riches story that touches upon the difficulties of navigating society as a women and the tenacity of one woman who rise to the top of the social hierarchy.


Sources

The Time Traveller's Guide to Regency Britain
Book by Ian Mortimer

Memoir of Harriet Mellon volume 1 and 2

https://books.google.bj/books?id=8_8_AAAAYAAJ

https://books.google.co.uk/books/about/Memoirs_of_Harriot_Duchess_of_St_Albans.html?hl=zh-CN&id=iIF0EQAAQBAJ&redir_esc=y

https://brightonwomenshistory.org.uk/harriot-mellon-1777-1837/

https://courtstudies.hypotheses.org/1519

https://www.koopman.art/blog-detail/32758

https://www.entwistlefamily.org.uk/wp/resources/twissle-times-articles/harriet-the-entwisle-duchess/

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