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300 years of Blenheim Palace’s History – and the continuing Battle for Blenheim
Blenheim Palace, DeFacto, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
300 years of Blenheim Palace’s History – and the continuing Battle for Blenheim
An overview of Blenheim Palace’s rich and chequered history which looks at why the Palace took so long to build – and why it was never completed; the Dukes and Duchesses that made positive contributions to the Estate as well as those who did exactly the opposite – and, of course a look at the Palace’s greatest son – Winston Churchill.
Lecturer: Antonia Keaney
Antonia joined Blenheim Palace in 2008 as a member of the Education Team, later becoming the Palace’s Social Historian and Researcher. Both roles have involved her curating or co-curating a number of Palace exhibitions including A Passion for Fashion – 300 Years of Blenheim Style upon which her recent book is based.
An experienced public speaker, both virtually and in person, Antonia has delivered a ‘Conversation’ at Cumberland Lodge, Windsor, been ‘In Conversation’ with fashion editor Caroline Issa, designer Stephen Jones and TV and radio presenter, Sue Perkins, and has participated in both the Oxford Literary Festival where she presented her children’s book and more recently at Cheltenham where she chaired a discussion between authors Emma Soames and Rachel Trethewey on their respective Churchill related books.
She is currently writing about Blenheim Palace and World War II.
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