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SUMMARY:From Uptown Girls to Downton Abbey: How American Gilded Age Heiress
 es Invaded the British Aristocracy (Virtual)
DESCRIPTION:\n\nLong before the British Invasion\, the cash-strapped lords\
 , viscounts\, and dukes of Great Britain shifted their focus from hunting 
 foxes and pheasants to more lucrative targets: cash-flush Gilded Age Ameri
 can socialites who were willing to trade their family’s money for an anc
 ient title and often a chilly reception in the British aristocracy. Fans o
 f “Downton Abbey” and “The Gilded Age” on television and film will
  delight as Anglophile and former U.K. resident Claire Evans recounts the 
 tales of some of the famously loaded young Americans who infused bank acco
 unts of many stately homes\, including close relatives of Winston Churchil
 l and Princess Diana. She’ll also give travel tips if you’d like to cr
 eate a Gilded Age tour for yourself.\n\nAbout the author:\n\nClaire Evans 
 is an author\, former journalist\, attorney\, and college lecturer who sta
 rted her love of most things British as she and her mother watched countle
 ss Britcoms on PBS. She studied abroad in London and\, against the odds\, 
 she married a Brit she met in Peoria\, Illinois. They lived in England for
  a number of years. Her business\, Tea with Claire\, grew from friends ask
 ing for travel advice. Her memoir\, High Tea and the Low Down\, is the tr
 ue story of what it's really like to marry a witty Englishman and move to 
 Britain.\n\nThis program will be on Zoom. The Zoom login information will 
 be emailed the day before the program. If you do not receive the email wit
 h the login information please check your spam\, trash or junk folder.  S
 croll down to register or call 734-426-4477 (ext. 120)
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