Gentry and Nobility

Haley Jensen

Feb 23, 20211 min read

Margaret Cavendish Bentinck, Duchess of Portland

Margaret Cavendish Bentinck (1715–1785) was a wealthy patron of the arts and a vivid collector of natural history specimens. She...

Haley Jensen

Feb 23, 20211 min read

George Lyttelton, The 1st Baron Lyttelton

George Lyttelton (1709-1773) was a politician and poet. He had a privileged background and studied at Eton College and at Christ Church,...

Haley Jensen

Feb 23, 20212 min read

Selina Hasting, Countess of Huntingdon

Selina Hastings (1707–1791) was involved with Christianity and the founding of the Methodist Church. Hasting's worked with John and...