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The Duchess of Richmond's Ball: 15th June 1815
The Duchess of Richmond's Ball 15th June 1815 Author:David Miller The Duchess of Richmond's Ball, held in Brussels on 15th June 1815, is one of history's most famous social events, but its full story has never been told before. Many legends exist about the Ball - who was ten year old boy who fell off the Duke of Brunswick's knee at midnight? How was the Duke of Wellington's reputation nearly ru... more »ined by a foolish and greedy couple, described by Byron as the 'Blunderheads'?
For the first time all is revealed in fascinating detail - where it was held, who was invited, and exactly what took place there.« less
A throughly researched and well written book. I enjoyed it very much. The author obviously went to great lenghts to obtain new information about this subject.