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Forbidden Romance in the Gilded Age

The High Price of Loving the Wrong Person

Today we believe love conquers all. In the Gilded Age, it very much did not.

In this episode of The Gilded Heiresses, I explore the high price of forbidden love among the elite of Britain and America, where romance could wreck reputations, drain fortunes, and topple careers. I trace three women who loved against the rules and paid very different prices: …

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