Trust: The Anatomy of a Marriage Dallas Rita
Trust: The Anatomy of a Marriage Dallas Rita Dorothy Osborne, the daughter of a staunch Royalist, met William Temple, whose father favoured Oliver Cromwell, towards the end of the English Civil War.…
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Trust: The Anatomy of a Marriage Dallas Rita
Dorothy Osborne, the daughter of a staunch Royalist, met William Temple, whose father favoured Oliver Cromwell, towards the end of the English Civil War. When they eventually married, William went on to achieve a place in history as a diplomat and gifted essayist. Despite strong opposition from both families, the couple embarked on a seven-year courtship, mostly through letters - many now found in the British Library.
Despite being a diplomat of integrity and honour, Temple was a man of his times. But along with worldly success there was private tragedy.Told from two female perspectives, 'Trust' explores the complicated relationships within the Temple household. There were rumours that he was the father of Esther Johnson, his housekeeper's daughter (and Jonathan Swift's 'Stella').The marriage of Dorothy Osborne and William Temple has gone down through