The Real "Buccaneers": The Gilded Age’s Million Dollar Princesses

This episode takes a look at why a large number of young American women of the Gilded Age sought marriages among the European nobility.  Many of these marriages were much more business deals than love affairs, although some did in fact produce happy unions. Join The Gilded Gentleman as we delve into the world of the "million dollar princesses" willing to trade cash for coronets.