Blenheim Castle & Churchill

Birth place of Winston Churchill.

Blenheim began as a legacy from a legendary victory, an estate gifted by Queen Anne to Sir John Churchill for leading a historic defeat of the French armies in 1704.

With historically-significant material relating to the Spencer-Churchill family, Blenheim Palace and the wider Dukes of Marlboroughs’ Estates.

Blenheim Palace hasn’t always looked like it does today. The original palace was built in 1129 by Henry I. He built the first enclosed park with seven miles of wall surrounding it. This enclosure held many animals such as lions, camels and more! His grandson, Henry II, turned the hunting lodge into Woodstock Palace, the first of the two palaces at Blenheim. Built from scratch, Woodstock Manor was still standing in 1705 when building started on the Palace you see today. Architect Sir John Vanbrugh carried out a number of repairs to make it habitable, but when Sarah, 1st Duchess of Marlborough found out She had it demolished. Today you may spot the concrete plinth to mark where it stood.
Read more here on how a commoner came to own a palace.

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