Famous homes of Great Britain and their stories (1900)
Malan, Alfred Henry, editor · New York, G. P. Putnam's son; London, The Pall Mall magazine · leaf 82
of 1707. For myself, Marl-borough wrote to his wife, 1 coud have agreed with you inwishing the house had been lesser, so that it might have beensooner finished ; but, as it will be a monument of the Queensfavour, and aprobation of my services, to Posterity, I cant dis-aprove of the modell. That was… … THE GREAT LIBRARY, BLENHEIM PALACE 57 Blenbeim ant) Its flDemories 59 The Duchess of Marlborough survived her husband bytwenty-two years, and played no small part in society as agreat lady. Within a year of her husbands death the Dukeof Somerset proposed marriage to her. Her dignified refusalhas…
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