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1 de ago. de 2013 · The researchers discovered that the third duke of Portland’s links with the slave trade and slavery-related issues were mainly through his involvement in the political scene of the late 18 th and early 19 th centuries. As Home Secretary in the 1790s, Portland clearly felt that slave-related wealth should be protected as a form of property.
The Prime Minister Sir Robert Walpole was a friend of his and his father, and the Van Dyck portrait of Arthur Goodwin which hangs in the Great Dining Room at Chatsworth came from Walpole's collection. The 3rd Duke married Catherine Hoskins (d.1777) in 1718, and together they had seven children. On 16 October 1733, Devonshire House, the London ...
The history of Chatsworth and the Cavendish family in the 19th Century, from the 6th to the 8th Dukes of Devonshire and the first Duchess of Devonshire for 70 years, Duchess Louise. Chatsworth House underwent dramatic changes during the 19th century with the addition of the North Wing, turning it into the house we see today.
27 de sept. de 2020 · Many of Britain’s grand stately houses were built on the profits of slavery and colonial exploitation. Now the National Trust, the heritage body that looks after some of these estates, wants to ...
Chatsworth House Trust is a charity registered in England and Wales No. 511149, Company No. 1541046. Registered office address is Estate Office, Edensor, Bakewell, Derbyshire, England, DE45 1PJ
Chatsworth House Trust is committed to being rigorous, diligent, transparent, curious and responsible with the heritage in its care. With the full support of the Devonshire family, the Trust is exploring the archives, collections and heritage at Chatsworth, to identify and understand any historic references to the transatlantic slave trade, the British Empire and colonialism.
28 de ene. de 2021 · The first house to be built on the Chatsworth House site was constructed in 1549 by Bess of Hardwick and her husband Sir William Cavendish. This original estate was notable for its use as a prison for Mary Queen of Scots, who was kept here on several occasions between 1569 and 1584. Little remains of the original structure except the Hunting ...
