"Woburn Abbey": Stately House, Bedfordshire, England
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- čas přidán 12. 09. 2012
- Woburn Abbey, comprising Woburn Park and its buildings, was originally founded as a Cistercian abbey in 1145.
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Taken from its monastic residents by Henry VIII and given to John Russell, 1st Earl of Bedford in 1547, it became the seat of the Russell family and the Dukes of Bedford. The Abbey was largely rebuilt starting in 1744 by the architects Henry Flitcroft and Henry Holland for the 4th Duke. Anna Maria, the wife of the 7th Duke, originated the afternoon tea ritual in 19th-century England
THought this would be good ...Narrator Killed it.
This is typical narration in England. I wonder how many narrations of Keven Kilpatrick's I have endured in my life ? The content of the video is largely boring but I can assure you that this stately home is not in any way boring. If anything it may be one of the most exciting such homes in England. There are a million things to see and do and there are always events going on for families. Will be writing about it soon. It will have it's own single entry on my WordPress blog.
Appreciate the historical note by K Austin. Jessica Harwood, I too am a(n American) descendant of the Dukes of Bedford. One ancestors Joseph Russell, a Philadelphia-based merchant, was a business partner of Daniel Boone.
Just a note on Woburn Abbey...Thomas Jefferson visited this estate twice..once alone
and again with John Adams on their tour of England in April 1786
i thought he was going to run out of batteries , lol
I have just read the last commentaries with a smile . I was wondering if it was just me that the narration disturbed ! Ha! The recent family history that included a french woman who had some passe ! married the earl who created the Safari Park. Then his handsome son married Henrietta Tiarks . He poor man had a cerebral stroke when still young. His father had gone to live in paris where he and his french wife were part of the jet set. Her name was Nicole ? Today it is Henrietta And Robin's ? son . Who runs the place. A sacerdos i should imagine After what happened to his grandfather and father.
John Russell 1st Earl of Bedford is one of my forefathers, was trying to find out more about him.
Mine too !! Nice to know I’ve connected with a distant relative. My grandmother was a Fletcher. This is where the Russell line ties in.
Me too!
The narrator was so woeful I half expected him to reveal that it had all burned down at the end.
Good piece though and very informative. I miss that place
The Russells are my family line. The 3rd earl of Bedford was my direct ancestor. Is there anyway if obtaining noble title back somehow even if the line was passed to his cousin?
Why won't you try to obtain nobility by your own effort, by killing a dragon or something?
Why is he talking such a strange voice and so slowly, sounds like a recording slowed down!
Dislike his voice. Slow, ponderous, monotonous and boring.