Charles Lennox, 1st Duke of Richmond, (born July 29, 1672, London—died May 27, 1723, Goodwood,Sussex, Eng.), son ofCharles IIofEnglandby his mistress Louise de Kéroualle, duchess of Portsmouth. He was aide-de-camp to William III from 1693 to 1702 and lord of the bedchamber to George I from 1714 to 1723.
Lady Caroline Lennox married Henry Fox, 1st Baron Holland
Charles James Fox, (born Jan. 24, 1749,London, England—died Sept. 13, 1806, Chiswick, Middlesex [now in Hounslow, London]),Britain’sfirst foreign secretary (1782, 1783, 1806), a famous champion of liberty, whose career, on the face of it, was nevertheless one of almost unrelieved failure. He conducted against KingGeorge IIIa long and brilliant vendetta; for this reason he was almost always in political opposition and, in fact, held high office for less than a year altogether. He achieved only two important reforms, steering through Parliament a resolution pledging it to abolish theslave tradespeedily and, in the 1792Libel Act, restoring to juries their right to decide not merely whether an allegedly libellous article had, in fact, been published but also whatconstitutedlibel in any given case and whether or not a defendant was guilty of it.
Fox was the third son of Henry Fox, afterward 1st Baron Holland, by his wife, Lady Caroline Lennox, daughter of the 2nd duke of Richmond.
Lady Emily Lennox (1731-1814)married Lieut.-Col. James Fitzgerald, 1 st Duke of Leinster.
Lord Edward Fitzgerald, (born Oct. 15, 1763, CountyKildare, Ire.—died June 4, 1798,London, Eng.), Irish rebel who was renowned for his gallantry andcourage, who was a leading conspirator behind the uprising of 1798 against British rule inIreland.
Lord Edward Fitzgerald was born the younger son of James Fitzgerald, Duke of Leinster, and his wife Emily, the daughter of the Duke of Richmond. He arrived in Ireland as an infant and attended school there under the instruction of William Ogilvie. After the death of his father in 1773, Edward's mother took her children and Ogilvie (her lover) to France. Lord Edward began his military career in 1776, transferring regiments several times in his early years. After serving in America, he returned to Ireland and was elected member of parliament for the borough of Athy in Kildare. He aligned himself politically with his cousin, Charles James Fox, and a group of Irish patriots. During the 1780s Fitzgerald traveled a great deal and gradually became more interested in revolutionary politics. His marriage in 1792 to the daughter of French radicals signals to many the cementing of his radicalism. He returned to Ireland in 1793 and became involved in revolutionary circles. In 1796 he traveled to Hamburg with Arthur O'Connor, seeking French assistance for an Irish rebellion. Upon his return, he formally joined the Society for United Irishmen and was the group's most experienced militarist. In 1797, Fitzgerald made the mistake of trusting half-hearted radical Thomas Reynolds, who betrayed Fitzgerald and the Leinster Directory to the police. Fitzgerald fled and lived in hiding for a time before his dramatic capture in May 1798. Lord Edward was wounded and imprisoned in Newgate Gaol. An attempt was made to rescue him before the outbreak of the rebellion, but it failed. In prison his wounds became infected and he died in his cell on June 4, 1798.
Charles Lennox, 3rd duke of Richmond, (born February 22, 1735,London, England—died December 29, 1806, Goodwood, Sussex), one of the most progressive British politicians of the 18th century, being chiefly known for his advanced views on parliamentary reform.
本来是当下饭剧看的,结果最后不胜唏嘘,久久回不过神来。
前半部分都可以当下饭剧,后面画风转得太快。其实这剧可以拍个十季,豪门在历史洪流中的浮沉、贵族女子因为时代和性格导致的命运起伏……绝对好看(下饭)。
服饰等不多说了,BBC出品不会差。想谈谈几姐妹。
大姐:自负又固执(我发现这两个缺点通常是成对出现的)。她觉得自己活得明白,事实上并不明白。太刚强,却不够睿智,到最后临死之前都不肯低头。幸而不被父母祝福的婚姻中还有个相对在事业上有能力的老公。
二姐:姐妹中算是活得最通透的。少女时代就明白爱情不靠谱,金钱更永恒(我要是十八岁时也这么明白就好了哈哈哈哈)。嫁了有面子又有里子的高富帅,成为父母最信任的女儿,将小妹妹们都托付给她。面对丈夫不时出轨女仆,看得很开。童话里都是骗人的,豪门霸总的独宠娇妻不存在的,高富帅哪怕娶了苦苦追求花血本娶回来的白富美,婚后一样会偷个腥当消遣,这才是人间真实。Emily明白这些,照样和老公恩恩爱爱到老,这种心理素质就很强大了2333(据说英国贵族现在还流行一句话:不要问他会不会出轨,而是什么时候出轨。有时候我想:戴安娜如果看开点,会不会今天还好好的,看着儿子娶媳妇生娃?反正她年纪小,熬死卡米拉)她的“宽容豁达”也赢得了老公的尊重,最后留给她非常丰厚的遗产。转身她就拿着大笔钱跟小情夫结婚。唯一遗憾大概是活得太豁达了,所以命太长,看着儿女一个个比自己早逝,太心痛了。
三姐:傻白甜,以为只要对佃农好他们就不会反抗地主。嫁了同样傻白甜的老公,生活安逸、恩恩爱爱到老,晚年致力于贫穷子弟的教育,也算是很幸福吧。傻人有傻福,也挺好哒。不过貌似没有儿女,美中不足。
四妹:感觉是命最不好的一个。和乔治三世那事儿,她大姐大姐夫和哥哥至少要负一大半责任,她自己不如二姐机灵,也要负一点责任。感觉她就是被兄姐给坑了。先是嫁个不爱她又没什么钱的男人,之后又出轨生娃,被兄姐捡回来,后来终于嫁了个比较靠谱的军官,算是不幸中之大幸。
令我印象最深刻的是几次他们兄弟姐妹+他们的另一半,一起开家庭会议。感觉温馨(虽然有时吵架),各人的表现和面对冲突的反应又很有意思。而且这时候,姐妹们老公的地位,就凸显出来啦(此时代入二姐,会感到极度舒适哈哈哈哈)
看完这剧不知怎的想起这首诗:
河中之水向东流,洛阳女儿名莫愁。莫愁十三能织绮,十四采桑南陌头。十五嫁为卢家妇,十六生儿字阿侯。卢家兰室桂为梁,中有郁金苏合香。头上金钗十二行,足下丝履五文章。珊瑚挂镜烂生光,平头奴子提履箱。人生富贵何所望,恨不嫁与东家王。
最开始一直没有搞清楚到底是四个姐妹还是五个姐妹,后来看到其他网友写的文章,明白原来是五姐妹,最小的妹妹就是后来因为四姐出轨自责去世的那个。
四姐妹中最喜欢二姐,理智,聪明,且有耐心,做事情步步为营。如果没有二姐,可能整个家族又是另一个风景。
三姐幸福源于二姐的指点,而四姐就没有那么幸运了。
有人提到大姐自私,糊涂等等。
其实可以理解的,因为大姐最大,肯定受家里的宠爱最多,父母多是惯着的,就像我这一代的独生子女一样,大多的确自私,而且想要什么都很容易得到,一切来的容易,肯定容易看不清现实,糊涂,生气也会生错了方向,还会过于执着等等。
所以当父亲的遗嘱还是责怪她的时候,她肯定觉得没有面子,当然咽不下这口气。
而且女性在那个年代并没有什么机会历练自己,大多数幸福的婚姻其实都是源于自己当时选对了人,所以怎么做都是对的。
所以对于四妹的婚姻不开心,大姐并不能拿出一个切实的解决方案去帮助四妹。
而且大姐认为一切都是别人的错误,并不会反省自己的问题。
二姐就不一样了。
二姐夫经常去伦敦要为爱尔兰的子民奔波,二姐夫不在家,那么爱尔兰本地的事宜都是二姐来处理,二姐在其中得到了很多历练,从给孩子找家庭教师的决定中,就能看出二姐与其他夫人的不同。
如果二姐来处理四姐这件事情,肯定不会让四姐私奔生娃最后闹的人尽皆知来收场。
我一直觉得如果要步入婚姻,那么一定要先设想好一些问题的对策,比如遇到不讲理的婆婆怎么办,比如老公出轨了应该如何反击?
不讲理的婆婆好解决,想方设法分开住,少见面就行了
但是老公出轨的解决方案一直是无解的
但二姐的婚姻观令人眼前一亮。
对于二姐夫的出轨,二姐没有哭闹伤心,只是当做看不见,对于二姐夫仍然该爱去爱,该尊重去尊重,该支持去支持,该给二姐夫生孩子就拼命生。
二姐夫也没有辜负二姐的爱,死后留了大笔遗产给二姐。
二姐和后来老公的生活比接受了爵位的儿子过的富有多了,有几个能有二姐夫这种胸襟的丈夫呢。
我相信二姐夫肯定是知道夫人早就知晓他出轨的,二姐夫长时间在伦敦,肯定有情妇,但是没有一个闹到二姐这边来,在爱尔兰二姐夫的情妇都是家里的侍女,没有人能够威胁到二姐的地位。
如果说出轨中也有对夫人的尊重的话,二姐夫已经尊重夫人了。
还有在剧里面,当家里出事的时候,尽管大家的立场不同,但是都是为了这个家族想办法解决问题。
尤其是四姐名誉扫地的时候,继承了家族的哥哥,尤其是有那样的嫂子的情况下,还是能够给四姐找个房子并且给她一个虽然不自由,但是至少是体面的生活,也算感动了。
放到如今有几个人能做到呢。
其实在今天家庭的观念越来越淡薄,早已分解成以个人为单位,为自己的生存而战了。
但是我们不能低估家族的力量,彼此帮助,有爱,有道德,才能让人生更完整不是吗?
果然还是最爱emily
"This I shall not allow" I thought I would love Caroline; it turned out I like Emily and Sarah
最难抵消的就是时光荏苒给人的触动和感慨
总感觉故事还没有说完
演四妹的演员没选好,但她的戏份我觉得最有故事性,可惜演员演得太呆了,就好像面瘫一样。二姐夫有爱,各种像冯远征……
受感染的是人文气息~ 貌似历史也是真实的诶
这是自我感觉过于良好的一家子
又是BBC推出的古典宫廷剧。。富贵浮云贵族生活的跌宕起伏传奇人物必有传奇人生。。除了演员不是很漂亮外其他都蛮喜欢。。四女儿中还是二女儿嗲。。继续ing。。
最大的姐姐真的好自私。
最后两集不换人就好了
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最后一集让半脸盲的我看地很痛苦。。。。
回忆过去,痛苦的相思忘不了。有时候长命真是让人很痛苦的事,因为你要不断送走那些你爱的人。如果你想了解英国贵族之间是如何婚嫁的看这部剧一定能满足你,如果你想了解英国上流社会的鸡毛小事这个也能满足你,如果你想看一部儿女情长家长里短的英国年代剧,这个是再合适不过了。
时代,命运,爱情
爱与习惯,期待与疲倦。回忆苍老,没有人不在悲壮中走完。
真事改编的华丽贵族生活。最后集爱尔兰民族运动到来,画风急转。洪流推动一个家族的悲欢离合,四姐妹相守扶持,性格不同命运不同,live long,love much,剩下回忆飘到历史的浮云中去,louisa真是小天使,最美sarah可惜遇人不淑,没人觉得国王眼睛大大的可萌了么
一部有关爱与责任,又不少风流轶事的家庭剧
到后来是挺乱的,当时的贵族小姐一声唯一重要的任务就是嫁给另外一个贵族,可她们还是各种搞砸啊
竟然从年轻演到老。。。真是没想到。。。不过还不错。
婚姻,是贵族女子最重要的事,前面四集基本都围着她们各自的婚姻这个主题,后面两集是人世变迁。就四姐妹的爱情婚姻故事,国产剧能拍上八十集。