A Cartier diamond and turquoise tiara once owned by Nancy Astor, an American-born British politician who became the first woman to take a seat in the House of Commons, is set to be auctioned next week ...

LONDON — A turquoise and diamond Cartier tiara belonging to Nancy Astor, the American-born British aristocrat and first woman to take up a seat in Parliament, will be auctioned by Bonhams on June 5.

Nancy Witcher Langhorne Astor, Viscountess Astor, 19 May 1879 - 2 May 1964 Nancy Witcher Langhorne Astor, Viscountess Astor: Arts and Culture\Society Figure\Socialite Nancy Witcher Langhorne Astor, ...

Born in 19th century Virginia into a large family, young Nancy Langhorne is shipped off to a New York finishing school. Nancy meets and falls in love with Robert Gould Shaw, the debonair son of a ...

A statue of the first female MP to take her seat in the House of Commons has been temporarily moved for repairs. Plymouth City Council said the bronze figure of Nancy Astor was taken away on Monday ...

A statue of the first female MP to take her seat in the House of Commons has been temporarily moved for repairs. Plymouth City Council said the bronze figure of Nancy Astor was taken away on Monday ...

Virginia-born Lady Astor sometimes enlivens London dinner parties with semi-serious tirades against American pin-up girls: “Bare legs! It’s disgusting! Our Army ought to be ashamed of itself!”* Last ...

Nancy Witcher Langhorne Astor, Viscountess Astor, 19 May 1879 - 2 May 1964 Nancy Witcher Langhorne Astor, Viscountess Astor: Arts and Culture\Society Figure\Socialite Nancy Witcher Langhorne Astor, ...

Nancy Astor was the American-born socialite and politician who became the first woman to take her seat in the House of Commons. This miniseries produced for BBC2 follows her journey from her early ...