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Treasure Houses of Britain

Season 1
Join Selina Scott as she discovers the astonishing affluence and fascinating stories behind England's Burghley House, Chatsworth, Blenheim Palace, Holkham Hall, and Boughton House.
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  1. S1 E1 - Burghley House
    April 16, 2011
    47min
    7+
    On this episode we explore the Cecils of Burghley; collectors on a grand scale, the rooms they designed to entertain a queen who never came, and how to keep alive England's greatest Elizabethan house.
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  2. S1 E2 - Chatsworth
    June 25, 2011
    46min
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    The Cavendish family, eager supporters of William III and the Glorious Revolution, built a suite of royal apartments at Chatsworth, anticipating the king's visit. However, the king never arrived.
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  3. S1 E3 - Blenheim Palace
    July 2, 2011
    47min
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    Blenheim Palace is an UNESCO World Heritage Site, created by an act of Parliament as a gift to the Duke of Marlborough. It is also the birthplace of Winston Churchill.
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  4. S1 E4 - Holkham Hall
    April 16, 2011
    46min
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    Holkham Hall, home of the Earls of Lester, a paladin mansion in the North North of countryside, and the marble hall modeled on the temples of Rome.
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  5. S1 E5 - Boughton House
    March 3, 2015
    45min
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    Boughten; the house they call the English Versailles. A jewel box in the English Countryside, and collections from yesterday, and today.
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Directors
Alastair Layzell
Producers
Alastair Layzell
Starring
Selina Scott (Host)
Studio
Acorn Media
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