Consuelo Vanderbilt & Winston Churchill: Untold Stories from Blenheim Palace

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Blenheim Palace shines in the Oxfordshire landscape - and the collections within are truly breathtaking. Not least the glorious portraits of Consuelo Vanderbilt, who married the 9th Duke of Marlborough in 1895. Julie Montagu, Viscountess Hinchingbrooke is keen to find out more about the American women who married into the Spencer-Churchill family - all playing their part in the history of Blenheim.
The American heiress, Jennie Jerome had married Lord Randolph Churchill in 1874 - with their first son, Winston born at Blenheim. Julie visits the room where Winston was born and sees the sphinx sculptures of Gladys, the second American 9th Duchess of Marlborough in the stunning water terraces.
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@AmericanViscountess 10 дней назад

Let BetterHelp connect you to a therapist who can support you - all from the comfort of your own home. Visit betterhelp.com/americanviscountess and enjoy a special discount on your first month

@heidimiller5475 7 часов назад

Ok, maybe. You are doing a really good job. I have so much to tell you, I will never fit all of it into the RU-vid comment section. I don't need a therapist. I need a really good attorney that understands what is going on. I am a direct descendant of William The Conqueror. I am the eldest child of two eldest children, and the heiress to both of these men's estates; Hermann Lloyd Schiess and William Sommerville Boulton. My sister is, among many other family members, attempting to kill me and steal the estate from me. She and my family have already stolen a great portion of this estate from me. Studying history is not just a hobby for me. The information in your video's have the very real potential to save my life. My family lied to me. They removed information from my copy of our family tree to try to obscure my relationship to the British Monarchy. The copy that I do have shows a very clear family relationship to all the Kings and Queens of England, Ireland and Scotland. Sometime in the last three years, they stole my copy of our family tree and removed William The Conqueror's name from it to try to hide my relationship to him. They also posted information in a RU-vid video that Prince Edward, Queen Elizabeth's son, and brother to King Charles, is in love with me. Then shortly after that, they posted to RU-vid images of someone that had impersonated me as she rode a horse, apparently to manipulate Prince Edward into believing she was me.

@Grahzzyvtvlog 9 дней назад

Julie is the best tour guide on RU-vid

@kristencraft623 10 дней назад

As a relatively lonely kid who frequented our town library, I remember repeatedly borrowing books about all of these grand places in the UK. Our Scottish great-great Auntie was my best friend as a girl, so i was fascinated and hooked. Blenheim Palace still has a place on my must-visit-someday list. 💕

@ruthgoebel723 10 дней назад

Me too! I love visiting these magnificent houses.

@alidabotes6264 10 дней назад

@@ruthgoebel723 I really can't think that there are people who wouldn't appreciate these old buildings with their magnificent interiors & paintings & object 'd arts. Thank you so much Julie, this was a fantastic video.

@RianShafer 8 дней назад

If this place was done very frugally, I can't imagine if money was no issue! Love that Sara left such amazing records too, she knew where every coin was spent. Having the Queen sign the records? That's incredible! It truly shows every generation has added & conserved what was done before them.

@rhondamartin3575 8 дней назад

Enjoying this brilliant episode while my husband watches hockey, that I could care less about! Thank you Julie for an extraordinary episode! ❤ Julie, thank you for talking about mental health! I think more people need to! My husband and his parents just don't understand depression and anxiety. They think you can just 'snap' out of a sad mood! They think it's wrong to take medication for such things! I think it's wonderful! If a person needs help, then, get it! There's no shame in talking about things you're going through; your depression; stress, etc. I mean, if you break a leg; need surgery; have an illness, etc., you don't think twice about asking for help. Why is getting mental help any different! Talk to someone; journal; talk to a Pastor; you're not alone! We're also a 'family' on here! Much love and many hugs to whoever reads this! You ARE loved and wanted! ❤

@PinkPixie019 10 дней назад

The more I learn about Sarah Churchill, the more just badass she sounds. She was a woman in a world that men ruled land, but a Queen ruled the kingdom.

@heatherdeavalon 10 дней назад

I think the history of these places is more important than the structures and their contents. Amazing ❤ The accounting book was especially interesting!

@leannsmarie 10 дней назад

I visited Blenheim in 1975 when I was seven years old and my dad was in the US Air Force and stationed in Upper Heyford. I've never forgotten it. It was my favorite memory of living in the U.K. I've been back in the US since 1976 but would love to go back & see it in person again (as well as visit Mapperton!)

@jerryhosford4557 9 дней назад

I love all of your videos about Palaces, stately homes, and historical places in the UK. This also helps all of those regal places as a kind of commercial advertisement to inspire people to visit them. I would love to visit many places in the UK, but since I cannot make it, these videos open a window to them for me. Thank you for all you do Viscountess Hinchingbrooke.

@AmericanViscountess 8 дней назад

Many thanks!

@MichelleJonesKralka 10 дней назад

I absolutely loved this episode and learning about the preventative conservation that Blenheim has to endure daily and annually. I can’t even imagine how long it took to conserve 10,000 books! I hope the tapestries inspired you to get the Mapperton tapestries conserved soon. I did a big cheer when she said they rehung the tapestries with velcro instead of on brass rods! 👏🏻👏🏻

@ajadrew 10 дней назад

A great way to spend a Saturday evening - watching, listening & learning!

@AmericanViscountess 8 дней назад

Glad you enjoy it!

@ajadrew 8 дней назад

@@AmericanViscountess 👍😊

@MEA5755 10 дней назад

I've visited Blenheim Palace. It is magnificent. Very much worth a visit.

@wendywilliams3098 10 дней назад

Thank you so much for giving us a look behind the scenes that is not available to the public!

@alidabotes6264 10 дней назад

Magnificent buildings, ponds & gardens! If I was a Brit I would do a bi-annual visit to the top 10 estates.

@julietrask7497 9 дней назад

I can imagine it would take a week to traverse all of the rooms!

@dhowe5180 10 дней назад

I visited Blenheim last year. The exhibits are well done. For such a giant house its proportions are nicely balanced and pleasing to the eye. Well done, sir John Vanbrugh

@karenblalock8869 2 дня назад

Thank you, Julie! My sister & I visited Blenheim (May 1, '24). It was stunning, despite a British fashion exhibit that obscured a clear view at times. (New roofs need $, I know). Your tours are a delight, taking viewers where tourists can't go. Thanks for letting us in, from Mapperton to other historic homes. Best wishes for continued success -- and more videos!

@wendelyndillard9933 6 дней назад

Thank you so much for everything. I've always been interested in the american women who saved the great houses.

@mariaangelesmarinramirez5376 10 дней назад

Julie nice video and good explanation, nice Blenheim Palace nice history of Consuelo Vandetbilt and Winston Churchill.

@lisanixon9284 10 дней назад

Loved this tour. Love the focus on the consevation along with bits of history.

@FishareFriendsNotFood972 9 дней назад

What an absolutely breathtaking estate, I was in awe the whole video through!

@karenblalock8869 2 дня назад

As an enthusiastic gardener (with limited success), there was a bonus when I visited Blenheim. A small bus tour around the outer grounds let me see the work of legendary Capability Brown!

@debramarie63 8 дней назад

I just cannot get over ALL of the conservation to work. How amazing.

@dajanaspaargaren9060 6 дней назад

Thank you for taking us along on another great adventure. Greetings from a suburb by Chicago USA😊

@glenroseeventing3090 10 дней назад

I have always loved Blenheim Place from the international eventing horse trials that are held there (watching online every year) and would love to visit in person someday! Thank you for sharing the history and the inside of the house which I’ve never seen.

@AbiFranklin 9 дней назад

I'm so happy to have come across this channel. It makes for perfect binge watching while I'm knitting. And I'm am completely inspired to whip up some sweater vests now!

@AmericanViscountess 8 дней назад

Wonderful!

@deirdrecerasa3932 10 дней назад

Really loved this video. It is a beautiful palace cared for over many, many years by truly dedicated people. Thank you.

@irisfulkerson6968 10 дней назад

Love these tours and history behind them

@ITSONLYMEWATCHING 10 дней назад

Great episode Julie.

@almawebber 10 дней назад

So fascinating - thank you. I went to Blenheim in 1969 ( at 17 ) and only recall the entry ( where there was a silver babies bathtub n display)and the gardens - so this was fabulous!

@ssrn11646 10 дней назад

Hi Julie iam always glad to see in giving tours London's estate and castles. I enjoy your little Italian house to.

@lorieovalle4288 9 дней назад

Julie, imagine doing some yoga at the garden. The beauty, the aroma. Breathtaking.😊

@bakenumber4 7 дней назад

I enjoyed watching the video were you and ur husband brought back to life a woman of her time. Can we expect more videos of that type in the future?

@janmarchand7294 10 дней назад

Blenheim is my favorite English Manor, so I really enjoyed this video. Thanks for taking us along Julie and I can''t wait for the next one.❤❤

@heidimiller5475 6 часов назад

I am so excited about this video. I had no idea Winston Churchill was the son of a Vanderbilt family member. I watched a free RU-vid video on Gloria Vanderbilt about five years ago. It was really hard to watch. Ms. Gloria Vanderbilt has had a lot of stress in her life. I understand that newscaster Cooper Anderson is her son.

@LSTEdD1 10 дней назад

Thank you for sending. I just visited Consuelo’s cousin Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney’s (Founder of Whitney Museum) former sculpture studio in NYC yesterday! 😊 Back to the video! ☀️

@LSTEdD1 10 дней назад

And, I used to give tours of Consuelo’s family summer home in Newport, Rhode Island.

@nanabananafodor4870 10 дней назад

Excellent content, Julie!

@heidimiller5475 6 часов назад

Yes, I love castles. I was riveted by the story of Lawrence of Arabia, who went abroad to research castles, and fell in love with Arabia. It's one of my favorite movies of all time.

@dragonflyhill5748 8 дней назад

I love these videos

@annamclaughlin5941 3 дня назад

Your videos are amazing and very informative 😊

@imcnagpc2 2 дня назад

Sorry that I haven't watch your videos in awhile, but am so glad you didn't give on on this channel!

@Ltenney1 10 дней назад

Julie, Paul Maze was very close to various members across generations of the Spencer-Churchill family. Prior to WWII and after Consuelo Vanderbilt divorced the 9th Duke and married Jacques Balsan, Maze and Churchill often painted at the Balsan's home Château de Saint-Georges Motel in France. I believe Maze may have lived/set up a studio on the Balsan's French estate for some period During WWII Maze left France and lived at a rural property in England owned by Consuelo's younger son Ivar Spencer-Churchill, brother of the 10th Duke of Marlborough. In 1979, Ivar's son (Consuelo's grandson) Robert William Charles Spencer-Churchill married Jeanne M. Maze, daughter of Etienne Maze and granddaughter of Paul Maze. Contact me for other details

@nualafuller7223 10 дней назад

Heading to the estanco first thing. I want an English copy of Hola . Looking forward to seeing and reading. Love the vlog. Been following a while now. P.s. I live in Barcelona.

@rosemariedeschenes7013 10 дней назад

Such an interesting place and history 😍😘

@lisanixon9284 10 дней назад

Sure does give you ideas for your Tapestry, and Orangey.

@krisr1704 10 дней назад

see even back then women or a woman wanted receipts lol great duty she started that is very important now is to have a receipt for everything u spend instead of word of mouth lol even back then people im sure were ripping each other off lol wow just an amazing story of many I'm sure just fascinating !!!

@janebaker966 День назад

Ive read Consuelas book,she wrote her memories of life at Blenheim and being a Duchess,later in life when after WW2 she was living in France and married to someone she liked. A wartime Resistance Hero. I dont believe a word of that story of Winston being born at Blenheim,an accident. I think Jennie totally intended for her son to be born at the Grand Family Palace. I think she was full term and knew it and was really pretty brave to the risk of a journey in a horse carriage then dancing for hours in order her son be born in such auspicious circumstances. The government appointed Sir John Vanbrugh. Sarah Churchill kept sacking him and the government reappointing him.

@lorieovalle4288 9 дней назад

Imagine if the walls in the banqueting room walls could talk.

@lisanixon9284 10 дней назад

Wonder if the keepers of the final fountain in Italy could have preservation methods to help.

@thepensil 3 дня назад

❤

@1966Svea 7 дней назад

What I don't understand is that nobody wears gloves when touching the historical papers.

@dianesullivan1047 9 дней назад

Does family live in the palace

@AmorosoGombe 10 дней назад

I love all these stately homes but they're just far too big.

@southernshenanigans3069 7 дней назад

"Glade-is"? Am I missing something? Isn't it pronounced, "Glad-us"?

@karenblalock8869 2 дня назад

Brits & Americans have different pronunciations for the same words. Like 'Maurice' as 'Morris' in UK. Different strokes, I guess.

@aimay374 День назад

THIS IS AWESOME WHY NUTMEG CANT JUST BE LIKE HERE ? TSK TSK I REMEMBER SHE DOESNT WANT TO WORK 😂😂😂😂

@jennysparks7232 9 дней назад

Very interesting segment. Just one suggestion: please talk less with ur hands. All that waving around detracts from what is being said. Otherwise, a great job!

@gregpendrey6711 10 дней назад

Its cringe not to wear archival gloves. 😬 😬 😬

@kristenjmaddux 8 дней назад

It’s best practices for any paper archives (ancient books, etc) that using clean, bare hands is the best. There were far too many accidentally torn pages happening when archivists used gloves. So this is the widely used practice now.

@GA-tn3nv 3 дня назад

The Orangery is ghastly, tasteless and vulgar absolutely destroyed and done by people without any sense of how it was meant to be. It's like the National Trust have asked someone to come in and design tasteless tap for 20th century council estate.