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The Mitford family is an aristocratic English family whose principal line had its seats at Mitford, Northumberland. Several heads of the family served as High Sheriff of Northumberland.
- Nancy Mitford
Relatives. Mitford family. Nancy Freeman-Mitford [n 1] CBE...
- Diana Mosley
See Mitford family Diana, Lady Mosley ( née Mitford ; 17...
- Nancy Mitford
Sep 25, 2014 · 25 September 2014. PA. The Mitford sisters (clockwise from top left): Unity; Jessica; Diana; Nancy; Deborah; Pamela. The death of Deborah Mitford, the Dowager Duchess of Devonshire, signals the...
Sep 6, 2016 · A new biography documents the lives of the six sisters—one who was friends with Hitler and another who inspired J.K. Rowling.
- Sarah Begley
- Sarah Roller
- Nancy Mitford. Nancy was the eldest of the Mitford sisters. Always a sharp wit, she is best known for her feats as a writer: her first book, Highland Fling, was published in 1931.
- Pamela Mitford. The least-known, and perhaps least remarkable of the Mitford sisters, Pamela lived a relatively quiet life. The poet John Betjeman was in love with her, proposing multiple times, but she eventually married millionaire atomic physicist Derek Jackson, living in Ireland until their divorce in 1951.
- Diana Mitford. Glamorous socialite Diana secretly became engaged to Bryan Guinness, heir to the barony of Moyne, aged 18. After convincing her parents that Guinness was a good match, the pair married in 1929.
- Unity Mitford. Born Unity Valkyrie Mitford, Unity is notorious for her devotion to Adolf Hitler. Accompanying Diana to Germany in 1933, Unity was a Nazi fanatic, recording with absolute precision every time she met Hitler in her diary – 140 times, to be exact.
Jun 15, 2018 · British Literature. Features. Inspiration. Sisters in scandal: The Mitfords’ story. By. Felicity Day. - June 15, 2018. The Pursuit of Love is a BBC adaptation of Nancy Mitford’s 1945 novel of the same name . Credit: Theodora Films Limited & Moonage Pictures Limited/Robert Viglasky.
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