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From the guidebook:

Feudal custom limited the extent and strength of private fortification and by the 12th century, crenellation (battlements), distinguished a castle from a manor house.  Any castle built without permission was known as an adulterine and could be forfeit to the King.  Sir Richard, the first Lord Scrope, a loyal and distinguished knight, was [...]

16 Comments CherryPie on Oct 5th 2011

The Marlborough Pavilion was built as a summer house in the mid 1920s and decorated in 1949 by Churchill’s nephew, John Spencer Churchill. The theme of the decoration is John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough who was Churchill’s oldest ancestor:

On the north wall are the motto, Fiel Pero Desdichado (‘Faithful but Unfortunate’) – a [...]

20 Comments CherryPie on Nov 15th 2009