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What a beautifully filmed feature on Boughton, our Montagu family's ancestral home. We refer to Sir Edward as 'the Great Progenitor' and his portrait hangs in The Hall at Mapperton. Thank you for sharing this with us.

Absolutely sublime. And what a remarkable and knowledgeable man the current Duke is. As he rightly says what a privilege to be the custodian of this treasure house. You are left with this reassurance that the house is safe in his hands.

How wonderful and special! Thank you to the present Duke and his father for the conservation. I only hope coming generations keep it going.

How beautiful! And how nice that the Dukes and Duchesses are able to restore, maintain, and add to the beauty found here. Well done!

Not just amazing in beauty, but incredible it hasn't been broken up. So many Houses were completely ruined during the war and demolished after it.

It is absolutely amazingly beautiful! However, compared to Versailles, there are limits not to cross.

Spending at least a few months in one of these estates, roaming the grounds, studying the interior and cataloging antiques is my dream. Now, that would be an education!

As historic as this house is comparing it to Versailles is wishful thinking. Neither the architecture, gardens nor contents come anywhere near Versailles' splendors. Great channel, especially this series. Thanks.

What is incredible is the historical recall of the current family making such a vivid appreciation of its treasured items!! I was so impressed with his scope of dates and origins of it all under his care.

What an incredible display of wealth, art, antiques, etc! It’s a living Time Capsule!! What a job to clean & maintain!!

"Mom can we have Versailles? "We already have Versailles at home" Versailles at home :

Quite lovely, but no one could ever think this comes even close to Versailles! The stables of Versailles maybe...

There is no need for all the hate in the comments. Obviously it’s not as grand as Versailles which was built by a king for a king. It’s still a marvel to behold. We obviously do not build things with such attention to detail any longer. Great video!

how wonderful that these treasured homes are being cared for so lovingly for the present and for the future to enjoy.

What an enchanting house!

Lots of comments here says this home does not compare to Versailles, but yes I believe from 1660-1670’s this would have looked similar. Some of the rooms do look like the Louis XIV apartments. It is very similar to early versailles

I love everything in this house. History and all the furnishings. Awesome video.

What a beautiful home! How wonderfully preserved. Thank you.

Really enjoying these series. Thank you very much. It was great to watch the Burghley video the same day as visiting.

Spectacular. Sweeping images of the grand rooms would have been marvellous to appreciate how the various elements came together. Alas, we are allowed only a glimpse.

Preserved history is such a treasure to humanity. So beautiful.

I'm nobody in particular but once I was fortunate enough to get a permitted, off season tour of some parts of Boughton. Thank you to the late Duke and staff for the privilege. Most was under winter covers (except living areas) but it was still beautiful - it's great to see it in this show in its full glory. My favourite room was the long skinny one with the table that was showed briefly, where business was conducted (audit room). At the time it had a very nice crockery set at one end. Thank you again.

I always loved hearing about Boughton House, from the moment I saw it on TV Series " Mansions of Europe" of which Marcus Binny Co-hosted in the 90's and so great to see him here again

I love these house documentaries

It is truly breathtaking and an absolute marvel historically. Thank you for showing us this.

It reallyis a pleasure to learn about our local history, and to see the inaide of this beautiful houae It does have a lovely , rich atmosphere about it .

Lovely🌺 Thank you for uploading.

Absolutely beautiful! Thank you for sharing your beautiful home!

Beautiful, this is truly a treasure.

I would have liked to see more of the estate and rooms

A superb production. Delightful and informative

Had to smile when said no one heard of Boughton. I have visited UK many times and always wanted to see this house. Unfortunately, the house has very limited viewing dates. 😿

Fascinating Boughton .Appreciation to Selina Scott for her sensitive presentation

How kind for the Duke to share family history with us....Thank You

Oh you can! Just discovered online. Definitely on my to-do list next time I am in the lovely UK 🇬🇧.

I love the blonde lady presenter she has so much charm & charisma & cheek she is great. What is her name ?

Fascinating. Thank you for sharing. 🙏

This is no Versailles. Not even a little bit. The garden alone are none existent.

England's answer to Versailles.... Versailles' response - NO

A truly Grand Stately home. Oh to live there.

Wonderful place, They should use more light when filming inside. 🤗

Just love the old man!

Boughton Hall is just plain beautiful and yet unaffected and accessible to family members, and those who visit this house! Very much my style and decor! I am half English after all!

U.S.A. here : Beautiful film that also must be preserved - not in "The Cloud". Trying to imagine the costs of repairs to the roofs alone !

I would live in the stables if given the opportunity! The grounds are as spectacular as the home . The light in the rooms is so restful , complementary to the paintings .

Beautiful beyond words.

It just shows the craftsmanship of the working man to produce such amazing things and to build such a beautiful house, it’s the working man who with this craftsmanship built it all , not those with the money,

Outstanding, thank you

Have you seen versailles 🤔 As beautiful as it is. Its nothing like or even in the league of such.

I’m curious, as I didn’t hear, from where did the name Boughton come? I ask because on my mother’s side we had Boughtin and Blood. I do realize the spelling differs, but it sparked real curiosity on my part. Such a magnificent place.

I love this channel!

what was done hundreds of years ago we will not see in our days to be built, such unique works

There is no comparison to Versailles. Unless it has expansive walkways where women with flowing gowns can walk, it is not as big or expansive. It will always be smaller and lesser.

This is a beautiful house, just near my birthtown /hometown. Our local school trips were to here. Its very grand . Very oldly worldly but not pompous.x

It must be absolutely freezing there in winter. That fire shown is comedically inefficient, but it looks great.

I wish we could've seen the servants quarters.

Don't you just think that there a room or two in there that has only 'modern' furniture in it? Barcaloungers, Lazy-Boys, both electric and non, so he can get his giggle on, a few mid century modern lamps and a big, HUGE abstract painting!!! In garish colors, galore! With a mini-fridge on a formica table to keep the milk cool for a cuppa! I wonder what kind of bed he sleeps in each night. Something historic or a modern electrified one with multiple positions. He has on rather or somewhat modern cloths so it isn't exactly like he lives in times past, completely. Just want to know what modern or current allowances are made. He certainly can't have a staff of 60-100 shuffling around, inside and out, keeping things running all tip top. A historical place is great to see. A historical place with a few allowances for modernity is even greater to see! I can see a curved deep purple or aubergine sofa in one of those rooms with a huge 'cloud' chandelier hanging from the ceiling. Maybe a Motherwell hanging on a wall. A Georgia O'Keefe! A Henry Moore on a marble plinth! Maybe even a Banksy!!! A big, colorful Picasso! All just to signal it isn't a completely historical setting but a historical yet current place of style and taste where old or new do live together. I find a mix of eras to be the most exciting! Whether it is a 60-40 mix or a 90-10 mix or someother, it is exciting to see how different eras can play nicely together if done with care and respect for each period. Sorry, but I don't find this period piece exciting. It is just too old, drab and uninspiring to be exciting. It needs to be juiced up--- a bit. Not a lot, but a bit. I wonder if they ever open windows or are they breathing the original air as well???

Thank you from Dallas Texas

31:20 Would the Colbert Chest have been used as a clothing chest in past centuries? Thoroughly enjoyed your presentation. Wish you would do more 'Great Houses' retrospectives.

I’m just speechless. Would love to visit

It's beautiful and this family should be proud of what they have done and are doing.

No comfy nineteen-forties chintz anywhere in the house? Colbert, the finance minister, nice curiosity cabinet? Loved seeing the Chinese pavilion and screen. Thank you.

Cool idea to have a folly indoors. This canopy [chinoiserie tabernacle or tent] is a cozy intimate corner inside the room.🤗💜💜💜👍♦♦♦⛺

What an incredible building

Budget versailles

This is an amazing place, i ised to do some work there on the farm. Its absolutely beautiful

Interesting knowledge on British history

It's a pretty house...but it's no comparison to Versailles. The palace of Versailles stands on its own as stunning

It would be nice to get an impression of the flow of rooms. A treasure here another there does not give justice to the architecture of the palace.

Fantastic pieces of furniture

I'm in awe...

Amazing next generation should focus on the grounds design looks like the only thing missing there is a gardens just as beautiful as the inside.

The fact that the house was built with some features inspired by versailles seems to have been greatly blown out of proportion here. Calling the house 'the english versailles' because the owner installed similar flooring is deeply simplistic and confusing to many people especially those who appreciate little in architecture beyond the comparison of size.

Qué maravilla! Qué excelente gusto!

"English Versailles"... shows a dark, in comparison rather small house with dingy, gloomy interior... It has its charme, but it's nowhere near Versailles. Still an interesting documentary :)

No mortgage on this then, but the upkeep!! My family dates back over 1250 years , poor then and relatively poor now, fortunes won and lost, and no great houses to call their own, it's always been who you know as to how you got ahead. One wonders how the rest of them lived, sad really ... Such Wealth

Amazing how this 🇬🇧wealthy people lived.loved the art👍

An impressive and remarkable estate which houses a priceless collection of artifacts, furnishings, paintings and memorabilia. For all intents and purposes…it is a private museum and a national heritage treasure. It’s history should be developed to become a British classroom experience in learning about the country’s odyssey. A select group of highly interested English students should be invited to an estate tour. Such treasures should be shared.

Lovely! Lovely! Lovely!

If this is the English Versailles, it says a lot about the English!

My family and I have visited this lovely house.........

Magnificent!

I’ve just across this video accidentally. The history of this place is unique. What amazes me is how wealthy all these lords princes are. Where did all there wealth come from.

I love this

Beautiful.

Beautiful

So very beautiful.

The outside of the house is beautiful. The inside looks like Count Dracula decorated it.

Thank you for a beautiful documentary. I would have liked to have learned how many people it takes to keep this estate up and if it's able to be visited by the public? 👍😍👍

I live in the next village from this house and it is a shame that it cannot be seen from the old Roman road the A508.

it s a great collection

It may not be Versailles but it is a beautiful stately home 😍

This is a good vid

Beautiful manor house. Hope they have retro fit a fire suppression system, it would be a tragedy if anything happened to the treasure inside. I just want to know where my family screwed up, we are related to Edward I and the Montague's and yet are in Texas.

How long would you have to live there to get fully familiar with it.?

It’s beautiful !!!♥️👩‍🦰♥️

this is my favourite house

It's beautiful thank you, worth visiting one day but it's not comparable to Versailles sorry to say this. Versailles has an amazing Orangerie, artistic topiaries, gorgeous fountains, whitewashed sculptures lining the garden down to the lake, plus the Hall of Mirrors inside the Chateu and resplendent shades of teal, magenta and gold color all over the place, and those chandeliers lighting up the hall to name a few . The exquisite garden alone is enough to suffuse your senses with joy!💕

Lovely house

Beautiful yes, but no where near Versailles