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Written by David Ross
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Wednesday, 11 November 2009 |
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 Haddon Hall was begun by Peveril, the illegitimate son of William the Conqueror, who also gave his name to nearby Peveril Castle. Little remains of Peveril's house beyond parts of the Eagle Tower and Chapel. Peveril and his descendants owned the Haddon estate for over 100 years before the property became the property of Vernon family, and then the Manners, Dukes of Rutland.
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Written by David Ross
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Monday, 21 September 2009 |
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 Hartland Abbey is a Georgian manor house, built on the foundations of a 12th century monastery. The Abbey is tucked in a secluded valley about a mile from the North Devon coast. Hartland Abbey was founded in 1137 by Lord Dynham, lord of the manor at the nearby village of Hartland, as an Augustinian monastery.
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Written by David Ross
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Monday, 21 September 2009 |
 Hutton-in-the-Forest is a beautiful historic house in a quiet village on the northern outskirts of the Lake District National Park. The house features a Stuart facade, with two towers, one a 14th century pele tower, the other a Victorian Gothic addition.
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Written by David Ross
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Monday, 03 August 2009 |
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Woburn Abbey was founded as a Cistercian monastery in the middle of the 12th century. The abbey was dissolved by Henry VIII as part of his Dissolution of the Monasteries, and the last abbot was hung before the abbey gates.
Edward VI granted Woburn to Sir John Russell, and it has been in the hands of the Russell family ever since.
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Written by David Ross
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Friday, 31 July 2009 |
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2009 marks the 500th anniversary of the year that Henry VIII ascended to the throne of England. To mark the occasion I'll be writing about places associated with this most controversial of kings. This article looks at Knole, a stately home once owned by Henry.
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