Blenheim and the Churchill Family Tapa dura - 2013

London: CICO Books, 2013. Book. As New. Hardcover. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. 11 1/4" x 8 1/4", 224 pages, copiously illustrated, mainly in colour. Controversy and conflict seethed around the Palace from its very start, thanks to two strong-minded women: Sarah, the wilful first Duchess of Marlborough, who wanted a home fit for a hero, and Queen Anne, who envisaged a glorious monument to England herself and a palace to rival Versailles. As a palace and monument, Blenheim is spectacularly successful. It is one of the finest examples of English Baroque architecture, decorated and furnished to an equally lavish standard, housing works of art from all over Europe. Blenheim, which attracts around half a million visitors from all over the world each year, is one of Britain's most magnificent houses - as George III enviously remarked 'we have nothing to equal this.' But the real story of Blenheim lies with the Spencer-Churchill family, who have lived in it for the past 300… Leer más

Ryland Peters & Small. Used - Good. Ships from the UK. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

CICO Books, 11/07/2013 00:00:01. hardcover. Very Good. 2.6979 in x 28.7781 in x 21.3837 in.