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Hace 4 días · John Winston Spencer Churchill, marquess of Blandford, lived there before succeeding to Blenheim in 1857. Thereafter the house was let to tenants, and from c. 1887 was occupied by a small private school. It was dilapidated by 1922, and was demolished in the later 1920s.
Hace 2 días · John Singer Sargent at Blenheim. John Singer Sargent in 1905 painted the 9th Duke of Marlborough and his wife Consuelo Vanderbilt with their two sons, the Marquess of Blandford and Lord Ivor Spencer-Churchill. Few portraits could be more steeped in British and American history.
Hace 2 días · In Blandford St. Mary itself there were originally two settlements; Martel in the N. and St. Mary in the S., each with its own open fields. (fn. 1) A large expanse of downland to the W. was not enclosed until 1716, when it became Down Farm, later The Down House estate ( see (22)).
Footnotes. Gentlemen of the Bedchamber 1660–1702, 1714–1837. One gentleman of the Bedchamber provided close attendance on the Sovereign per week. His duties included assisting the King at his dressing, waiting on him when he ate in private, guarding access to him in his bedchamber and closet and providing noble companionship, generally.
Hace 5 días · John Beaufort, Earl of Somerset, was created Marquess of Dorset and of Somerset in 1397, but he was degraded to his former earldom in 1399. When the Commons petitioned for his restoration as Marquess of Dorset in 1402, he objected because of the strangeness of the term in England.
Hace 4 días · WWII saw its host of characters, but none were as quirky as 'Mad Jack' Churchill, who entered combat with a unique assortment of weaponry.
Hace 6 días · Described as "one of the leading figures in the game in the early 19th century", Osbaldeston played in 33 first-class matches, primarily for MCC, and was a "renowned" single-wicket player. [259] John Otway. 1824–1825. Played twice for the Gentlemen. Brother of William Otway. William Otway. 1824–1825.
