Elizabeth Chudleigh, a French Chateau and a Baltic Vodka Distillery Owner with Catherine Ostler

Today we’re talking to Catherine Ostler and her book Duchess Countess, all about the extraordinary and perfectly scandalous life of Elizabeth Chudleigh.Why was she one of the most famous women of the 18th century? Did she really meet Catherine the Great? How did a girl from the English countryside end up running a vodka distillery in the Baltics AND owning a Chateau in France?Let’s find out more...Welcome, Catherine!Get Duchess Countess:https://www.simonandschuster.co.uk/books/The-Duchess-Countess/Catherine-Ostler/9781471172564 (UK)https://www.hatchards.co.uk/book/the-duchess-countess/catherine-ostler/9781471172588 (UK)https://www.waterstones.com/book/the-duchess-countess/catherine-ostler/9781471172588 (UK)https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Duchess-Countess/Catherine-Ostler/9781471172571 (USA)https://www.harvard.com/book/9798885781565 (USA)https://www.thriftbooks.com/w/the-duchess-countess-the-woman-who-scandalized-eighteenth-century-london_catherine-ostler/28709068/item/54714174/ (USA)Find Catherine:https://www.tatler.com/article/catherine-ostler-the-duchess-countess-elizabeth-chudleigh-bookhttps://www.catherineostler.com/https://www.instagram.com/ceostler/https://x.com/CatherineOstlerhttps://www.telegraph.co.uk/books/non-fiction/scandalous-duchess-inspired-vanity-fair-life-like-elizabeth/Find Baroque:https://www.ifitaintbaroquepodcast.art/https://www.reignoflondon.com/https://substack.com/@ifitaintbaroquepodcastSupport Baroque:https://www.patreon.com/c/Ifitaintbaroquepodcast/https://buymeacoffee.com/ifitaintbaroqueIf you would like to join Natalie on her walking tours in London with Reign of London:Saxons to Stuarts:https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/london-the-royal-british-kings-and-queens-walking-tour-t426011/Tudors & Stuarts:https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/royal-london-tudors-stuarts-walking-tour-t481355/The Georgians:https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/royal-london-the-georgians-walking-tour-t481358/Naughty London:https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/london-unsavory-history-guided-walking-tour-t428452/For more history fodder please visit https://www.ifitaintbaroquepodcast.art/ and https://www.reignoflondon.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.