On Season 3 of HBO’s The Gilded Age, a similar saga plays out. Gladys Russell is betrothed—against her will but to her mother ...

Oscar Wilde, J.P. Morgan and Mamie Fish are a few of the real people who have appeared on the HBO historical series ...

Consuelo Vanderbilt was the best known “dollar princess”—or, American heiresses that English aristocrats married for their ...

Screenwriter Julian Fellowes has been known to borrow from history for his phenomenally successful period dramas before, and now, it seems that The Gilded Age creator has used the tragic tale of ...

They did, however, have an insanely lavish wedding.

The wedding of the century is at last upon us as Gladys Russell (Taissa Farmiga) prepares to marry the Duke of Buckingham on ...

Consuelo Vanderbilt Balsan was a Palm Beach society fixture from the time she settled in Manalapan with her second husband ...

The Duke of Buckingham (right) from The Gilded Age appears to be inspired by Charles Spencer-Churchill, 9th Duke of Marlborough (left), who inherited his position in 1892 and immediately set off ...

The Gilded Age's Duke of Buckingham isn't based on a real historical figure, but his inclusion in Season 3 could hint at what's coming for Gladys.

As a historical drama, The Gilded Age does its best to stay true to the time period in which it is set, the 1880s. Although ...

Only time will tell if the life of Consuelo, Duchess of Marlborough hints at what's to come for Gladys on the HBO period ...