Disraeli’s country retreat

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Every great man needs a suitably great home – or so the eminent Victor

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BBC History Magazine

19 January, 2023

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Discover how the UK’s country houses defied the odds to survive as historic monuments and cultural centres

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Home to a marquess and an RAF air crew – and believed to be the birthplace of a Queen – this red-brick Jacobean mansion contains stories spanning centuries

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