Blanche Carey

Blanche Carey

Portrayed by Abbie Cornish
Full Name	Blanche Alexandria Carey
Associated Noble House(s)	Viscountcy of Greyton
Date of Birth	8th March, 1788
Father	Thomas Carey
Father's Rank	Viscount Greyton
Mother	Constance Carey (nee Fraser)
Mother's Rank	Viscountess Greyton
Town Residence	Greyton House, 5 Berkeley Square
Year of Debut	1805
Dowry

Blanche Carey is the only daughter of Thomas Carey, Viscount Greyton and his late wife Constance Carey nee Fraser. She was born at Greyton Hall in Essex and was brought up under the tutelage of the stylish French governess Delphine Comtois. Blanche is twenty-three years old and resides in her family's London house with her elder brother, Adrian, and her chaperone Mrs. Parker. Despite various splendid offers of marriage, Blanche has never yet accepted a gentleman's hand, due to her high standards of the idea of a suitable husband.

Blanche is played by Hellie.

Family

Thomas Carey, Viscount Greyton - father
Constance Carey, Viscountess Greyton - mother (deceased)
Adrian Carey - brother
Henry Fraser - maternal uncle

Background

Blanche aged around eleven years old with Julius Caesar

Relationships

Friends And Acquaintances

Isabel Lacey
Kitty Asheley
Rawdon Montgomery
Sophie Montgomery
Bee Rosdew
Jean-Laurent d'Aubin

Lovers

Nicholas Gosling After a fierce argument, Blanche kissed the Duke. She is consequently terrified of the repercussions of this spontaneous move.

Enemies

Mirabelle Delafield The two women have a mutual dislike for one another. The root cause is unknown, but an obvious guess is a clash of conflicting personalities.

Thread Tracking

Monday 13th May

• The rewards of observation and reflection [1]: Blanche attends Emma Vickery's ball

Tuesday 14th May

• Calling on the Kincaides [2]: Blanche calls on the Kincaides
• I Was Within And Without [3]: Blanche attends the Ridotto at Vauxhall
• I was Within and Without (Split) [4]: Blanche dances with Jeannot

Wednesday 15th May

• Nothing Ever Fatigues Me, But Doing What I Do Not Like [5]: Blanche walks in Hyde Park and meets Ira Wilson
• An Unexpected Visitor [6]: Captain Arthur Cartwright pays an unxpected visit
• The Lady of the House [7]: Blanche arrives at the Haverleighs' soiree
• World will travel, oh so quickly [8]: Blanche is introduced to Natalie Relmsey
• I like this place and could willingly waste my time in it [9]: Adrian introduces Blanche to Bee Rosdew
• May I have the honour? [10]: Adrian introduces Blanche to Diana Osbourne

Thursday 16th May

• I appreciate your courtesy, your well earned politesse [11]: Lady Rosalind Fairmont drops by for tea
• They have their exits and their entrances [12]: Blanche arrives with Adrian at Lady Olivia Fitzgerald's coming out party
• Begin As You Mean to Go On [13]: Blanche is briefly introduced to Jemima Palmer before the first dance
• The Mirror of All Courtesy [14]: Blanche shares the second dance of the evening with Simon Wingrave
• All things are ready, if our minds be so [15]: The fourth dance with George Hackett
• Chess is a fairytale of 1,001 blunders [16]: The fifth dance with Nicholas Gosling
• I never knew what made it so exciting [17]: The sixth dance with Frank Harpole
• There's a drumming noise inside my head & it starts when you're around [18]: During the tenth dance, Nicholas Gosling tries to apologise to Blanche.

Friday 17th May

• Oh, I think I'm breaking down [19]: A visit from Lady Edgar and Miss Aurelia
• I'm not okay (I promise) [20]: Lord Frank brings flowers for Blanche to Greyton House and accompanies her to Gunter's

Saturday 18th May

• A letter delivered by hand to the Duke of Leighton [21]: Blanche writes and sends a letter to the Duke