Marriage To William Graham
The increasingly radical nature of her work and her scandalous marriage to William Graham in 1778 (she was 47, he was 21) damaged her reputation in Britain, where she lived in Bath, Leicestershire and then Binfield in Berkshire. Her histories continued to be popular in America. They provided an interpretation of British history as a constant struggle for virtue and liberty not yet achieved, and played a significant role in the formation of revolutionary ideology.
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“The best friend will probably get the best spouse, because a good marriage is based on the talent for friendship.”
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Fell in the fire and was burnt to ashes;”
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