Their stories - from ambassadresses downwards - never before told, are a feast of eccentricity, genuine hardship and genuine heroism, and make for a hilarious, compelling and fascinating book. Katie Hickman is the author of nine previous books, including two international bestsellers of history. Accompanying their spouses in the most extraordinary, tough, sometimes terrifying circumstances, they have struggled to bring their civilization with them. Daughters of Britannia by Katie Hickman Publication date 1999 Topics Diplomats' spouses - Great Britain - Biography., Married women - Great Britain - Biography., British - Foreign countries - History. As the daughter of a diplomat, Katie Hickman is well-situated to write about the lives of the women who, from the 17th century onward, have traversed the globe as partners of Britain's ambassadors. HarperCollins Publishers Daughters Of Britannia : The Lives And Times Of Diplomatic Wives by Katie HickmanĪn authoritative and entertaining account by one of our most talented writers of the courageous and unusual women who have been the backbone of the British Empire and foreign service.English ambassadresses are usually on the dotty side and leaving their embassies drives them completely off their rockers - Nancy MitfordFrom the first exploratory expeditions into foreign lands, through the heyday of the British Empire and still today, the foreign service has been shaped and run behind the scenes by the wives of ambassadors and minor civil servants.
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