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5 giorni fa · Longleat House, the ancestral home of the Thynne family, stands as a testament to the grandeur and opulence of the Elizabethan era. Completed in 1580, the house was designed by renowned architects Robert Smythson and John Thynne, embodying the quintessential style of the period with its grand façade, ornate chimneys, and expansive ...
A walk through the house takes you into the Lower Dining Room, with its ornate ceiling based on the Ducal Palace in Venice. Among the family portraits is one of John Thynne, the original owner of Longleat House. Be sure to see the Saloon with its huge Carrara marble fireplace.
15 mag 2024 · The title then became extinct, but the manor was inherited by the Rev. Lord John Thynne, subdean of Westminster (third son of Thomas, second marquess of Bath), in whose second son, Mr. Francis John Thynne, it is vested at the present day.
5 giorni fa · Yew sold it in 1577 to Sir John Thynne (d. 1580), and it descended in the direct male line to Sir John Thynne (d. 1604), Sir Thomas Thynne (d. 1639), and Sir James Thynne (d. s.p. 1670). Sir James was succeeded in turn by his nephews Thomas Thynne (d. 1682) and Thomas Thynne, Viscount Weymouth (d. 1714).
15 mag 2024 · Bath, tra storia e avventura. Bath è stata dichiarata patrimonio dell’umanità dall’UNESCO nel 1987. Oltre alle terme dove tuffarsi nelle acque ricche di minerali della piscina, ci sono molte...
1 giorno fa · 211. [Sir John Thynne] to Mr. Pye. [1547 ?], July 22. Prays him, on his Grace's behalf, to repair to Sir Henry Long, and, with reference to the claim of the latter to Vastarne Park, to persuade him to fulfil the bargain made between himself and Sir John Thynne for its surrender to his Grace's use.—Eston, 22 July. Copy. 1 p. 212.
5 giorni fa · Follow in the footsteps of Jane Austen on this self-guided walking tour of Bath, which takes you through the highlights of its UNESCO World Heritage listed historic centre, with spectacular Georgian architecture, leafy garden squares, thermal baths, museums and churches.
