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The Duchess of Devonshire did not let the rigid society rules for women or her unusual marriage get in the way of her determination to live life on her own terms.

Starring Keira Knightley, and based on a true story, complete with period details The Duchess is among the better historical dramas so far this year.

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The Duchess is a 2008 film based on Amanda Foreman's biography of the 18th-century English aristocrat Georgiana Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire. It is available on DVD.

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