Knole and the Sackvilles
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A history of Knole and it's long association with the Sackville family.Knole is a large country house in Kent, ranked as one of the top five largest houses in England. Dating back to the mid fifteenth-century, with its association with the Sackville family beginning in 1603. Before this, Queen Elizabeth granted the estate to her cousin, Thomas Sackville, though he had to buy the lease from its currently owner, Robert Dudley, the favourite of Queen Elizabeth.Written by the noted Bloomsbury author Vita Sackville-West, well known today for her friendship and relationship with fellow author, Virgi...
Chapters (291)
- KNOLE and THE SACKVILLES
- CHRONOLOGICAL TABLE
- TABLE OF DESCENT
- CONTENTS
- LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
- CHAPTER I The House
- § i
- § ii
- § iii
- § iv
- § v
- § vi
- § vii
- § viii
- § ix
- CHAPTER II The Garden and Park
- § i
- § ii
- § iii
- CHAPTER III Knole in the Reign of Queen Elizabeth THOMAS SACKVILLE 1st Earl of Dorset
- § i
- § ii
- § iii
- CHAPTER IV Knole in the Reign of James I RICHARD SACKVILLE 3rd Earl of Dorset and LADY ANNE CLIFFORD
- § i
- § ii
- § iii
- A Catalogue
- At MY LORD’S TABLE
- At THE PARLOUR TABLE
- At THE CLERKS’ TABLE IN THE HALL
- THE NURSERY
- At THE LONG TABLE IN THE HALL
- THE LAUNDRY-MAIDS’ TABLE
- KITCHEN AND SCULLERY
- CHAPTER V Knole in the Reign of Charles I EDWARD SACKVILLE 4th Earl of Dorset
- § i
- § ii
- § iii
- Some SPECIAL & REMARKABLE PASSAGES
- The hurt done at KNOLE HOUSE the 14 Day of August 1642 by the COMPANY OF HORSEMEN brought by CORNELL SANDYS:
- § iv
- CHAPTER VI Knole in the Reign of Charles II CHARLES 6th Earl of Dorset
- § i
- § ii
- § iii
- § iv
- § v
- CHAPTER VII Knole in the Early Eighteenth Century LIONEL SACKVILLE 7th Earl and 1st Duke of Dorset
- § i
- § ii
- Ringing of the Bell or A Hue & Cry after Raymond the Fox By ROGER SPY, Esq.
- § iii
- § iv
- DUCK HUNTING
- CHAPTER VIII Knole at the End of the Eighteenth Century JOHN FREDERICK SACKVILLE 3rd Duke of Dorset
- § i
- § ii
- § iii
- § iv
- CHAPTER IX Knole in the Nineteenth Century
- § i
- § ii
- § iii
- APPENDIX A Note on Thieves’ Cant
- INDEX
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