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Immediate dispatch from Somerset. Nice book in great condition. Pages in excellent condition. No notes or highlighting. See images. Fantastic book.

About the book >.>.> Castle Howard was built in 1699 by Charles Howard 3rd Earl of Carlisle: from ‘Bessie of the Broad Apron’ whose dowry founded the Howard fortunes in the sixteenth century to the filming of Brideshead Revisited in the twentieth this book tells the story of the family who have lived there ever since. By means of letters diaries visitors’ books menus accounts and many other fascinating first-hand reports the author has captured the spirit of Castle Howard and its shifting household. What were they really like those grandees in fancy dress? What did they do with their days and who were their friends? How many servants did they have and what were their duties? What did it cost to sustain this extravagant splendour and did the money ever run out? Castle Howard answers all these questions about life on the grand scale. The branch of the Howard dynasty who built Castle Howard rose from semi-obscurity to become one of the richest and most influential families in England with the house a centre for the leading figures of the day from Charles James Fox to Queen Victoria and Byron to Burne-Jones. (SP)