Season 5: The Knowsley Hall Special trailer

Hidden Heritage

HeritageXplore

Society & Culture, Arts, History

4.8 • 608 Ratings

🗓️ 9 August 2023

⏱️ 3 minutes

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Welcome back to Duchess - the podcast that travels to the most historic homes in the UK & Ireland to meet the custodians who lead them today. This series, the podcast will be hosted by the 19th Countess of Derby - who will embark on a fascinating journey through the history of the Stanley family and delves into the story of their ancestral seat, Knowsley Hall. In this series, Lady Derby share's with us the unique connection between Shakespeare’s and Knowsley Hall, we learn about the 14th Earl, who became known as ‘the forgotten prime minister’ and how a modern reinterpretation of his legacy is changing this. Lady Derby also explores her family’s unique connection to horse racing and the introduces us to the 13th Earl who built the largest private zoo in history. We look forward to sharing these episodes with you. This is Duchess. Step inside Britain's greatest Historic Houses, gardens and family homes through HeritgeXplore, your digital gateway to discovering heritage today. Visit https://www.heritagexplore.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:05.0	Caroline Neville. I've been obsessed by heritage all my life, so I'm particularly pleased that I've
1:10.2	been asked by Duchess the
1:11.6	podcast to present this brand new series of Duchess, which is dedicated to stately homes
1:18.3	and the custodians who look after their collections. This series is dedicated to Noseley Hall
1:24.4	and the Stanley family, who are called the earls and countesses of Derby.
1:28.8	Along with several distinguished speakers, I explore many aspects of our family history,
1:34.3	such as the military battles that the stand has played such a prominent part in.
1:39.0	We talk about Shakespeare and how the family patronised performance in Elizabethan England. We described the Derby Art Collection and how the family built up a world-class collection of art.
1:50.0	We discussed the menagerie of the 13th Earl, who built the largest zoo in the world.
1:56.0	Then we romp through Victorian politics and discover the extraordinary contribution of the Earls of Derby.
2:03.8	And of course it would be remiss of us not to mention our connection with racing.
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