Houses of the Grandees

Synopsis: Shows how houses, even houses in ruins, can reveal a suprising amount about the political power and ambition of their builders. Examines the ruins of the Earl of Strafford’s enoumous house, Jigginstown in Ireland; the building work done by the Earl of Pembroke at Wilton; Nicholas Fouquet and Vaux-le-Vicomte; the Earl of Montagu at Boughton House; the Earl of Nottingham at Burley on the Hill.
Series: Princes and Peoples: France and the British Isles 1620-1714, Course A220
Language: English
Country: Great Britain
Medium: Video; Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 24 min.
Year of production: 1994
Availability: Off-air recording licence
Sale; 1998 sale: £145.00 (+VAT +p&p)
Subjects: Architecture; History
Keywords: buildings; England; France; history of Europe; history of the 17th century; houses; Ireland; stately homes

Producer

Nick Levinson

Cast

Nick Rowling

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