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300px, Oxfordshire.html" ;"title="Blenheim Palace - Oxfordshire">Blenheim Palace - Oxfordshire An English country house is a large house or mansion in the English countryside. Such houses were often owned by individuals who also owned a Townhouse (Great Britain), town house. This allowed them to spend time in the country and in the city—hence, for these people, the term distinguished between town and country. However, the term also encompasses houses that were, and often still are, the full-time residence for the landed gentry who dominated rural Britain until the Reform Act 1832. Frequently, the formal business of the counties was transacted in these country houses, having functional antecedents in manor houses. With large numbers of indoor and outdoor staff, country houses were important as places of employment for many rural communities. In turn, until the agricultural depressions of the 1870s, the estates, of which country houses were the hub, provided their ow ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Blenheim ( ) is the English name of Blindheim, a village in Bavaria, Germany, which was the site of the Battle of Blenheim in 1704. Almost all places and other things called Blenheim are named directly or indirectly in honour of the battle. Places United Kingdom * Blenheim, Leeds, an inner city area of the English city of Leeds, West Yorkshire * Blenheim, Oxfordshire, a civil parish in England **Blenheim Palace, a large stately home built for the victor of the Battle of Blenheim, John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough United States * Blenheim (Maryland), the historic Maryland estate of the Lees of Virginia * Blenheim, New Jersey, an unincorporated community in Gloucester Township, New Jersey * Blenheim, New York, a town in Schoharie County, New York * Blenheim, South Carolina, a town in Marlboro County, South Carolina * Blenheim, Virginia, an unincorporated area in Albemarle County, Virginia ** Blenheim (Blenheim, Virginia), a historic home and farm complex in Albemarle County, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Felicia Hemans
Felicia Dorothea Hemans (25 September 1793 – 16 May 1835) was an English poet (who identified as Welsh by adoption). Regarded as the leading female poet of her day, Hemans was immensely popular during her lifetime in both England and the United States, and was second only to Lord Byron in terms of sales. Two of her opening lines, "The boy stood on the burning deck" and "The stately homes of England", have acquired classic status. Early life and education Felicia Dorothea Browne was the daughter of George Browne, who worked for his father-in-law's wine importing business and succeeded him as List of diplomats of the United Kingdom to the Grand Duchy of Tuscany, Tuscan and imperial consul in Liverpool, and Felicity, daughter of Benedict Paul Wagner (1718–1806), wine importer at 9 Wolstenholme Square, Liverpool and Republic of Venice, Venetian Consulate general, consul for that city. Hemans was the fourth of six children (three boys and three girls) to survive infancy. Her si ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hatfield House
Hatfield House is a Grade I listed English country house, country house set in a large park, the Great Park, on the eastern side of Hatfield, Hertfordshire, Hatfield, Hertfordshire, England. The present Jacobean architecture, Jacobean house, a leading example of the prodigy house, was built in 1611 by Robert Cecil, 1st Earl of Salisbury and Chief Minister to James I of England, King James I. It is a prime example of Jacobean architecture. The estate includes extensive grounds and surviving parts of an earlier palace. Queen Elizabeth's Oak, Hatfield House, Queen Elizabeth's Oak is said to be the place where Elizabeth I was informed she had become queen. The house is currently the home of Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 7th Marquess of Salisbury. It is open to the public. History An earlier building on the site was the Royal Palace of Hatfield. Only part of this still exists, a short distance from the present house. That palace was the childhood home and favourite residence of Eliz ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ebberston Hall
Ebberston Hall is a Grade I listed country house in Ebberston, North Yorkshire, England. It was constructed during the 18th century for William Thompson. It was subsequently inherited by Sir Charles Hotham-Thompson, 8th Baronet, followed by Beaumont Hotham, 3rd Baron Hotham. It was later purchased by George Osbaldeston, before passing into the ownership (by inheritance from his father who had acquired it in 1941) of West de Wend Fenton. Built as a summer villa and designed by Colen Campbell, the hall is built of sandstone and has been altered. The main front has one storey and a basement, and three bays. The basement extends to form a terrace that is approached by an open staircase, flanked at the bottom by obelisk torch standards. The front has vermiculated rustication. A further flight of steps leads to a central door with pilaster jambs, a radial fanlight, and a rusticated surround with chamfered voussoirs, and a keystone with a mask and a monogram. The doorcase ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Castle Howard
Castle Howard is an English country house in Henderskelfe, North Yorkshire, north of York. A private residence, it has been the home of the Earl of Carlisle, Carlisle branch of the House of Howard, Howard family for more than 300 years. Castle Howard has been used as a filming location in several films and television shows, including in Granada Television's Brideshead Revisited (TV serial), 1981 television adaptation of Evelyn Waugh's ''Brideshead Revisited'' and in a Brideshead Revisited (2008 film), 2008 film adaptation. History In 1577, the Thomas Howard, 4th Duke of Norfolk, 4th Duke of Norfolk's third son, Lord William Howard, married his step-sister Elizabeth Dacre, youngest daughter of the Thomas Dacre, 4th Baron Dacre, 4th Baron Dacre. She brought with her the sizable estates of Henderskelfe in Yorkshire and Naworth Castle in Cumberland. Castle Howard was commissioned by the Charles Howard, 3rd Earl of Carlisle, 3rd Earl of Carlisle, who was a male-line descendant of Lo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blenheim Palace
Blenheim Palace ( ) is a country house in Woodstock, Oxfordshire, England. It is the seat of the Dukes of Marlborough. Originally called Blenheim Castle, it has been known as Blenheim Palace since the 19th century. One of England's largest houses, it was built between 1705 and 1722, and designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1987. The palace is named after the 1704 Battle of Blenheim. It was originally intended to be a reward to John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough for his military triumphs against the French and Bavarians in the War of the Spanish Succession, culminating in the Battle of Blenheim. The land was given as a gift, and construction began in 1705, with some financial support from Queen Anne. The project soon became the subject of political infighting, with the Crown cancelling further financial support in 1712, Marlborough's three-year voluntary exile to the Continent, the fall from influence of his duchess, and lasting damage to the reputation of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Harling (typographer)
Robert Henry Harling (27 March 1910 in London – 1 July 2008 in Godstone, Surrey) was a British Typography, typographer, designer, journalist and novelist who lived to the age of 98. Early life and work Robert Harling's success came despite an unpromising upbringing. He was born in Highbury, London, in 1910, and was orphaned at an early age being brought up by his mother's friend, a nurse whom he regarded as an ''aunt''. After her marriage they moved to Brighton, bringing him in contact with the Royal Pavilion, and a lifelong appreciation for architecture and design, and the Sea, where he learnt to swim and sail. With the death of his ''uncle'' he returned to Islington with his ''aunt'', and was enrolled in Dame Alice Owen's School, Owen's School. This was the story he put about. "Later research showed this was complete invention. He grew up and went to school in Islington, with a living mother and a father who drove a London taxi. He had a brother and a first wife who, like his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Belton House - Geograph
Belton may refer to: People * Belton Richard (1939–2017), Cajun musician * Belton (surname), various people Places Canada * Belton, Ontario United Kingdom * Belton, North Lincolnshire, Lincolnshire * Belton, South Kesteven, Lincolnshire ** Belton House, a National Trust property ** RAF Belton Park * Belton, Leicestershire * Belton with Browston, Norfolk * Belton-in-Rutland United States * Belton, Kentucky * Belton, Missouri * Belton, Montana, known today as West Glacier * Belton, South Carolina * Belton, Texas Belton is a city in the U.S. state of Texas. Belton is the county seat of Bell County, Texas, Bell County and is the fifth largest city in the Killeen – Temple – Fort Hood metropolitan area, Killeen-Temple metropolitan area. In 2020, the popu ... Extraterrestrial * Belton Regio (formerly ''Cthulhu Regio''), a dark region on Pluto Other * '' Belton v. Gebhart'', one of the cases which were combined into ''Brown v. Board of Education'' * '' New York v ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Holkham Hall
Holkham Hall ( or ) is an 18th-century English country house, country house near the village of Holkham, Norfolk, England, constructed in the Neo-Palladian style for Thomas Coke, 1st Earl of Leicester (fifth creation), Thomas Coke, 1st Earl of Leicester (of the fifth creation of the title). The hall was designed by the architect William Kent, with contributions from Richard Boyle, 3rd Earl of Burlington, the Norfolk architect and surveyor, Matthew Brettingham and Thomas Coke himself. Holkham is one of England's finest examples of the Palladian revival style of architecture, and the severity of its design is closer to Andrea Palladio's ideals than many of the other numerous Palladian style houses of the period. The exterior consists of a central block, of two storeys and constructed of brick, and four flanking wings. The interior of the hall is opulent, but by the standards of the day, simply decorated and furnished. Ornament is used with such restraint that it was possible to d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kedleston Hall
Kedleston Hall is a neo-classical manor house owned by the National Trust, and seat of the :Curzon family, Curzon family, located near Kedleston in Derbyshire, England, approximately 4 miles (6 km) north-west of Derby. The medieval village of Kedleston was moved in 1759 by Nathaniel Curzon, 1st Baron Scarsdale, Nathaniel Curzon to make way for the manor. All that remains of the original village is the 12th-century All Saints Church, Kedleston, All Saints Church. Background The current house was commissioned in 1759 by Nathaniel Curzon, 1st Baron Scarsdale, Nathaniel Curzon and designed by Robert Adam. The Curzon family, whose name originates in Notre-Dame-de-Courson in Normandy, have been in Kedleston since at least 1297, and have lived in a succession of manor houses near to or on the site of the present Kedleston Hall. The present house was commissioned by Sir Nathaniel Curzon (later 1st Baron Scarsdale) in 1759. The house was designed by the Palladian architects James Pa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ascott House
Ascott House, sometimes referred to as simply Ascott, is a Grade II* listed building in the Hamlet (place), hamlet of Ascott, Buckinghamshire, Ascott near Wing, Buckinghamshire, Wing in Buckinghamshire, England. It is set in a 32-acre / 13 hectare estate. Ascott House was originally a farm house, built in the reign of James I of England, James I and known as "Ascott Hall". In 1873 it was acquired by Baron Mayer Amschel de Rothschild (of the neighbouring Mentmore Towers Estate (house), estate). The Rothschild family had begun to acquire vast tracts of land in Buckinghamshire earlier in the century, on which they built a series of large mansions from 1852 onwards. Baron Mayer gave the house at Ascott to his nephew Leopold de Rothschild, who transformed it over the following decades into the substantial yet informal English country house, country house that it is today. Architecture Leopold de Rothschild, whose principal country residence was Gunnersbury Park, used Ascott at fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Waddesdon Manor North West 2016
Waddesdon is a village in Buckinghamshire, England, west-north-west of Aylesbury on the A41 road. The village also includes the hamlets of Eythrope and Wormstone. Waddesdon was an agricultural settlement with milling, silk weaving and lace making enterprises. History The name 'Waddesdon' means 'hill of a man named Wott'. The parish church of St Michael and All Angels dates from 1190 with medieval and Victorian additions. Waddesdon was involved in the marriage of Maud Holland in the 1360s. Edward the Black Prince agreed with Hugh de Courtenay, 2nd/10th Earl of Devon that Maud would marry Devon's grandson Hugh Courtenay. Devon promised to award Maud an annuity of 200 marks and the manors of Sutton Courtenay and in Buckinghamshire. The arrangements were approved by Pope Urban V and Edward III. The wedding had taken place by February 1365, when the manors were granted to Maud. Between 1897 and 1936, Waddesdon had train services on the Aylesbury and Buckingham Railwa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
