Weston Park

Weston Park

The House, the families and the influence

Williams, Dr Gareth

Boydell & Brewer Ltd

06/2022

256

Dura

Inglês

9781783276127

15 a 20 dias

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Foreword by HRH the Duke of Gloucester
Introduction
1 Dramatis Personae
2 Powerful Patronage in the Provinces: Lady Wilbraham and Architectural Ambition
3 Civil War, Restoration and the Creation of a Collection: Francis Newport, Earl of Bradford and Thomas Newport, Lord Torrington
4 The Early Bridgemans: A Bishop, a Baronetcy and the Birth of a Dynasty in Lancashire, Warwickshire and Shropshire
5 Georgian Weston: Lunacy and Sociability; Arcadia and Industry
6 The Early Nineteenth Century: Royalty and an Earl's Inheritance
7 A Changing World: The Bradfords, Bolton, Wigan and Walsall
8 The Reign of Victoria - Enrichment, Tragedy and Disraeli
9 Edwardian Weston - an Indian Summer and Dark Clouds of War
10 The Reality of the Twentieth Century: From Private to Public
11 The Weston Park Foundation: Forging a Hospitable Future from the Past
Bibliography
Index
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Weston Park; House; Families; Influence; British Aristocracy; Stately Home; Country Estate; Historical Families; Cultural Impact; Heritage; English Heritage; Aristocratic Influence; Country House; Architecture; Patronage; Family History