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    Blenheim Palace (/ˈblɛnɪm/ BLEN-im) is a country house in Woodstock, Oxfordshire, England. It is the seat of the Dukes of Marlborough and the only non-royal...
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    architect, dramatist and herald, perhaps best known as the designer of Blenheim Palace and Castle Howard. He wrote two argumentative and outspoken Restoration...
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    Blenheim Palace has frequently been the setting for books, TV programs and films and other events.[citation needed] These include: A 2021 survey by House...
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  • 842; -1.361 Blenheim is a civil parish in West Oxfordshire, England, about 7 miles (11 km) north of Oxford. At its edge is Blenheim Palace, which is the...
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    3,100. Blenheim Palace, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is next to Woodstock, in the parish of Blenheim. Winston Churchill was born in the palace in 1874...
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  • royal residences and episcopal residences are referred to as palaces. In England, Blenheim Palace is the only stately home to bear that title which was not...
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    functioning toilet made of 18-karat solid gold. It was stolen in 2019 from Blenheim Palace, where it was exhibited on loan from the permanent collection of the...
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    inheriting the Dukedom of Marlborough, he assumed the management of Blenheim Palace and the Blenheim estate. To fund the maintenance of the house, he opened it...
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  • Yorkshire Blenheim, Oxfordshire, a civil parish in England Blenheim Palace, a large stately home built for the victor of the Battle of Blenheim, John Churchill...
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    Blenheim Art Foundation (BAF) is a multi-award-winning non-profit organisation that presents large-scale contemporary art exhibitions at Blenheim Palace...
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    the Whigs, while also devoting herself to building projects such as Blenheim Palace. A strong-willed woman, she strained her relationship with the Queen...
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    AOD Albion Lodge based at Oxford. On 10 August 1908, in the park of Blenheim Palace, he welcomed the ceremony of initiation of his cousin, Winston Churchill...
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    Blenheim Park Railway is a 15 in (381 mm) gauge miniature railway operating in the grounds of Blenheim Palace, in Oxfordshire, England. A portable track...
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    and his estates were seized and his collections sold. He retired to Blenheim Palace, where he lived the remainder of his life off a small annuity granted...
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    of the European Political Community to be held on 18 July 2024 at Blenheim Palace in Woodstock, United Kingdom. Following a bilateral summit meeting...
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    School and the Royal Agricultural College. In a bid to safeguard the Blenheim Palace estate from the then Marquess's excessive behaviour, his father won...
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    in Britain. In 1950, the Duke opened the grounds and many rooms of Blenheim Palace (including the bedroom in which Sir Winston Churchill was born) to...
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    Blenheim Palace in Oxfordshire, England. Blenheim Palace was the residence of the Duke of Marlborough, after whom Marlboro County is named. Blenheim Ginger...
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    her just after the marriage that he married her in order to "save Blenheim Palace", his ancestral home. Although the teenage Consuelo was opposed to...
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    close to the royal hunting-lodge at Woodstock (now part of the park of Blenheim Palace). Its former presence is recorded in Beaumont Street, Oxford. Set into...
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    The Battle of Blenheim (German: Zweite Schlacht bei Höchstädt; French: Bataille de Höchstädt; Dutch: Slag bij Blenheim) fought on 13 August [O.S. 2 August] 1704...
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    Churchill was born on 30 November 1874 at his family's ancestral home, Blenheim Palace in Oxfordshire. On his father's side, he was a member of the British...
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    family seat is Blenheim Palace in Woodstock, Oxfordshire. After his leadership in the victory against the French in the Battle of Blenheim on 13 August...
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    certainly true at Wilton House, Blenheim Palace, and Castle Howard. On the other hand, there were a few houses, and royal palaces, most of them exceptionally...
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    this single title. The other varieties merged into this breed were the Blenheim, Ruby and Prince Charles Spaniels, each of which contributed one of the...
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    bower" (probably an early version of the labyrinth) was demolished when Blenheim Palace was built. Today, Fair Rosamund's Well (51°50′42″N 1°22′04″W / 51...
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    Belvedere, Vienna, a huge palace, or Belvedere Castle, a folly in Central Park in New York. On the hillside above the Vatican Palace, (circa 1480-1490), Antonio...
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    no children. The 8th Duke of Marlborough died in 1892, aged 48 at Blenheim Palace, and was succeeded by his only legitimate son, Charles, Marquess of...
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    this was unlucky for someone in possession of so sumptuous a home as Blenheim Palace. Marlborough entered the Coldstream Guards in 1755 as an Ensign, becoming...
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  • at The Dorchester Hotel in London, followed by a chapel ceremony at Blenheim Palace in Oxfordshire. They have three daughters, including actress and model...
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