S2E27 - Enslaver, politician, survivor: the complex life of Elizabeth Vassall Fox

In the late 1790s, Sir Godfrey Webster, heir to Battle Abbey, challenged politician Henry Holland to a duel over a portrait of his wife Elizabeth. Unhappy in her marriage, Elizabeth would divorce Godfrey and marry Henry just two days later. This would mark the beginning of a high-profile life for her in English politics.  

But who was this wealthy and privileged Jamaican heiress and how did she exercise her power at a time when women were not allowed to take public roles?  

This time on the English Heritage podcast, Amy uncovers the extraordinary life of a...