When impoverished aristocrat Lady Charlotte Bertie married wealthy
Welsh ironmaster John Guest of Dowlais in 1833, her relatives
looked on with dismay. Yet despite their vast difference of
background and age, over their nineteen-year long marriage, husband
and wife enjoyed great happiness and much adventure. There would be
ten children and while John built up an immense commercial empire,
Charlotte championed Welsh culture. Crucially, she taught herself
John's business from the inside. Over the years, she made the
keenest observation of iron production, the fluctuations of the
trade and the engineering innovations that touched upon its
developments. When John died in 1852, she was therefore uniquely
well-placed to succeed him as head of the works - a remarkable
position for a Victorian woman. Not only did she endeavour to
introduce reforms, but also - rather to her dismay - had to weather
a potentially destructive strike. But success came at a price. With
her star to all sight in the ascendant, Lady Charlotte suddenly
chose to abandon all, leave Wales and marry her sons' tutor. This
book traces the ardent, creative years of her first marriage,
explores her determination - widowed - to preserve John's legacy,
and observes her growing devotion to the scholarly Charles
Schreiber.
General
Imprint: |
Pen & Sword History
|
Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
Series: |
Trailblazing Women |
Release date: |
September 2020 |
Authors: |
Victoria Owens
|
Dimensions: |
234 x 156 x 27mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Hardcover
|
Pages: |
224 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-5267-6881-0 |
Categories: |
Books >
Social sciences >
General
|
LSN: |
1-5267-6881-X |
Barcode: |
9781526768810 |
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