Wedlock how georgian britain’s met his match

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Mary Eleanor Bowes' first husband died young and she was left pregnant with her lover's child. Then in swooped Andrew Robinson Stoney who had defended her honour in a duel. Mary was bowled over and married Andrew Stoney within the week having been told that his death was imminent. But Stoney survived and his pursuit of the wealthy Countess a calculated ploy. Once married to Mary he embarked on years of ill treatment beating her introducing prostitutes to the family home kidnapping his own sister. But finally a servant helped Mary to escape. She began a high-profile divorce case that was the scandal of the day and was successful. But then Andrew kidnapped her and undertook a week-long rampage of terror and cruelty until the law finally caught up with him...