Tag: History

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The English Versailles
This month we’re enjoying a tour around the Duke of Buccleuch’s Boughton House, an English Versailles created by Ralph Montagu...

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Rutland’s Hidden Gems
There’s ‘multum in parvo’ as far as England’s smallest county is concerned. For a time Rutland was incorporated into its...

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The Queens of their Castles…
A new series of podcasts created by Her Grace the Duchess of Rutland reveals the story behind some of the...

Heart of the County, Highlights
Lyddington’s Bede House
English Heritage-owned, Grade I listed and a scheduled monument of archaeological significance. Lyddington Bede House reopens in April and has...

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Rutland History: Uppingham Town Centre…
Described by the historian Bryan Waites as ‘Stamford in Miniature,’ we’re encouraged to see that the look and feel of...