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What became of Dido Elizabeth Belle’s mother, Maria Belle?

If you have ever watched the film, Belle, as you would expect, some creative licence was involved, especially when it came to Dido being an orphan, this was not true.

Thomas Hutchinson, the former governor of Massachusetts who saw Dido at Kenwood House in 1779 wrote in his diary that Dido’s mother, Maria Belle, was taken prisoner onboard a Spanish vessel, then brought to England where she gave birt

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	A Right Royal Scandal: Two Marriages That Changed History by Sarah Murden (Goodreads Author), Joanne Major (Goodreads Author) 3.40 avg rating — 43 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	An Infamous Mistress: The Life, Loves and Family of the Celebrated Grace Dalrymple Elliot by Joanne Major (Goodreads Author), Sarah Murden (Goodreads Author) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 35 ratings — published 2016 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	All Things Georgian: Tales from the Long Eighteenth Century by Joanne Major (Goodreads Author), Sarah Murden (Goodreads Author) 4.05 avg rating — 21 ratings — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Georgian Heroine: The Intriguing Life of Rachel Charlotte Williams Biggs by Joanne Major (Goodreads Author), Sarah Murden (Goodreads Author) 3.77 avg rating — 22 ratings — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A History of the Dukes of Bolton 1600-1815: Love Loyalty by Joanne Major (Goodreads Author), Sarah Murden (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 3 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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