A war of wealth: How New York's richest dynasties were almost ripped apart by a bitter battle between old money and new - as HBO's The Gilded Age gets set to lay bare the socialite families' petty feuds and extravagant spending in season two of hit show
Season two of HBO's hit drama, The Gilded Age, depicts the tug-of-war between old and new money in 1880s New York, and a feud inspired by the real-life Caroline Astor and Alva Vanderbilt.