tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-196124033481143515.post2479259174517086951..comments2024-03-12T07:11:33.877+00:00Comments on Regency History: Chatsworth - a photo tour of the home of the Dukes of DevonshireRachel Knowleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14058142939706153724noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-196124033481143515.post-30031526418415641722015-05-06T13:15:01.517+01:002015-05-06T13:15:01.517+01:00What an illustrious family tree - I wish I could c...What an illustrious family tree - I wish I could claim such connections! I could certainly talk about Duchess of Devonshire and her time for hours and hours. :)Rachel Knowleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14058142939706153724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-196124033481143515.post-48067916003429103512015-05-05T20:25:32.148+01:002015-05-05T20:25:32.148+01:00Hi Rachel, thank you for the link to these wonderf...Hi Rachel, thank you for the link to these wonderful photographs. The connection I wrote of yesterday is joined by a connection to the Duke of Devonshire....I think if we met I could talk to you for hours! Thanks again.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09638630310728912917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-196124033481143515.post-71227711850050292172014-12-06T22:51:28.239+00:002014-12-06T22:51:28.239+00:00What revolutionary thoughts! As you say, a magnifi...What revolutionary thoughts! As you say, a magnificent house inherited by the Duke of Devonshire from his father before him.Rachel Knowleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14058142939706153724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-196124033481143515.post-84283073035068187632014-12-04T22:06:20.763+00:002014-12-04T22:06:20.763+00:00I must be an old leftie, though magnificent, I thi...I must be an old leftie, though magnificent, I think it obscene I wonder and think of the serfs and slaves (the amount they were paid was not even paltry) and what did they, the owners, do to earn and warrant all of this? Supported the king? Off with their heads!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-196124033481143515.post-91968418085003322132014-11-08T10:03:54.641+00:002014-11-08T10:03:54.641+00:00I can quite see why the current Duke keeps the lib...I can quite see why the current Duke keeps the library for himself, but I am so glad he lets us peek through the door at this little paradise. :)Rachel Knowleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14058142939706153724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-196124033481143515.post-18857365149737095112014-11-07T03:50:53.427+00:002014-11-07T03:50:53.427+00:00The cascade is very pretty. I also loved the lib...The cascade is very pretty. I also loved the library! Just want to sit and read!Leslie Monroehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01976718086464887599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-196124033481143515.post-24309145668776964832014-11-05T22:42:57.487+00:002014-11-05T22:42:57.487+00:00The library is my favourite room. So many books an...The library is my favourite room. So many books and such a warm feel to the room, even though you can only stand at the doorway and peer in longingly.<br /><br />As for the Cascade - I wonder whether it's ever been done?!Rachel Knowleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14058142939706153724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-196124033481143515.post-31226484207276393432014-11-05T21:36:16.686+00:002014-11-05T21:36:16.686+00:00I covet the library and ante-library... and I must...I covet the library and ante-library... and I must have known too many small boys to be able to think what fun to pack snow in winter on the cascade and let loose enough water to freeze on top to make a massive and delightfully dangerous slide to go down on trays purloined from the kitchen. Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03121102757759349165noreply@blogger.com