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- Althorp House first became the seat of the Spencer family in 1508, when Sir John Spencer purchased the land with money from his successful sheep-rearing business, building the eminent house in the process. Over the years Althorp has passed through 19 generations of Spencer, welcoming kings from Charles I to Edward VII through their halls.
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Jan 26, 2021 · The 1st Earl and his daughter Lady Georgiana Spencer, future Duchess of Devonshire (later immortalised by Keira Knightley in The Duchess) threw extravagant parties at Althorp for the cultural and political elite of the 18th century.
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Althorp House first became the seat of the Spencer family in 1508, when Sir John Spencer purchased the land with money from his successful sheep-rearing business, building the eminent house in the process. Over the years Althorp has passed through 19 generations of Spencer, welcoming kings from Charles Ito Edward VII through their halls. In the 18t...
Today visitors to Althorp can wander through the grand house and explore the Spencer family’s private apartments, as well as view the fascinating interiors and art collections on display. The Picture Gallery in particular offers a stunning collection of 17th century portraiture, while the Library is home to towers of books once the finest private c...
Althorp House is located in Northamptonshire following minor roads off the A4500, with the entrance to the free visitor carpark at the West Gate. Northampton train station is 5 miles away, from which a taxi or Stagecoach number 96 can take you to the house, whose nearest bus stop is Althorp, East Lodge. There you are required to use the interactive...
- Lily Johnson
Nov 15, 2021 · The 9 th Earl of Spencer searches for evidence, and while few traces of the sought-after settlement emerge, something far older comes to light – a Neolithic encampment which experts believe is...
Sep 21, 2023 · Princess Diana's brother Earl Spencer inherited the ancestral seat of Althorp House – but here's where he used to live before.
Aug 4, 2019 · When his grandfather Albert, the 7th Earl, died in 1975, the family moved from Park House on the Sandringham estate to Althorp. It was a wrench, says Lord Spencer, who was 12 at the time.
- Eleanor Doughty
Part of the restoration work attributed to the 7th Earl Spencer after 1957 includes a replacement of two Victorian chimney pieces in the Marlborough room with those from Spencer House, one which was crafted by Peter Scheemakers.
In the Spencer Gallery at Althorp House. His son William, the Second Baron Spencer, devoted himself to country life, building a racecourse at Althorp. He married Penelope, the daughter of the Shakespeare’s patron, the Earl of Southampton.
