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Title: A series of picturesque views of seats of the noblemen and gentlemen of Great Britain and Ireland. With descriptive and historical letterpress
Year: 1840 (1840s)
Authors: Morris, F. O. (Francis Orpen), 1810-1893
Subjects: Historic buildings Historic buildings
Publisher: London (etc.) W. Mackenzie
Contributing Library: Harold B. Lee Library
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p Howard, (Earl of Arundel,) also attainted, inherited in right of his motherthe feudal earldom of Arundel, as owner of Arundel Castle, the possession of whichconveys the title with it. His only son, Thomas Howard, Earl of Arundel, born July 7th., 1592, was restored by Jamesthe First to the Earldom of Surrey, and the other titles his father had forfeited. Henry Frederick Howard, Earl op Arundel, who had been summoned to Parliamentas Baron Mowbray. Thomas Howard, fifth Duke op Norfolk, (restored to the title by Act of Parliamentin 1664.) Henry Howard, sixth Duke, created Baron Howard and Earl op Norwich, and alsoEarl Marshal of England. Henry Howard, K.G., seventh Duke. Thomas Howard, eighth Duke. Edward Howard, ninth Duke. Charles Howard, tenth Duke. Charles Howard, eleventh Duke. Bernard Edward Howard, twelfth Duke. Henry Charles Howard, thirteenth Duke. Henry Granville Howard, fourteenth Duke, who took the name of Fitzalan beforethat of Howard. Henry Fitzalan Howard, fifteenth Duke.
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EXTON HOUSE, NEAE OAKHAM, RUTLANDSHIRE.—EARL OP GAINSBOROUGH. ExTON House is situated upon the edge of a noble park containing one thousandfive hundred acres of land, three hundred of wood, and eighty of water. The parkis well stocked with deer. In the centre of it is Tunnelly Wood, and a ride throughit is called the Queen of Bohemias Ride. The new hall, which is about one hundred and fifty yards from the site of the oldfamily residence, the south-east wing of which was destroyed by fire in 1810, is alarge Elizabethan mansion, built at various periods since the year 1811. It wascommenced first of all by Sir Gerard Noel, Bart., as a sort of temporary residenceuntil the ravages of the fire in 1810 could be made good again; but as time wenton, building after building was added to the new edifice, and finally, in 1851-2, thethen Earl considerably enlarged it at a cost of several thousand pounds. The mansionis of freestone, and contains a main building in three compartments, the lower pa
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