Private Palaces: The Mansions of the Marlboroughs

Due to the Duke of Marlborough's military genius and the crush that Queen Anne had on his wife, the duchess, the Marlboroughs were presented with two of the greatest houses of the age. Blenheim and Marlborough House encapsulate the architectural rivalries and ambitions of patrons and architects illuminating the febrile atmosphere of the last days of the Stuart dynasty. A lecture by Simon Thurley CBE The transcript and downloadable versions of the lecture are available from the Gresham Col...