num_pages: 308
description: This book chronicles the rags-to-riches tale of the Grenvilles, who rose from the gentry to become dukes, making a fortune and building Stowe, one of England's great country houses, in the process - only to come close to bankruptcy by 1850 and eventually lose their title.
language: English
title: The Rise and Fall of the Grenvilles: Dukes of Buckingham and Chandos, 1710 to 1921
titlecomplete: The Rise and Fall of the Grenvilles: Dukes of Buckingham and Chandos, 1710 to 1921
ratings_count: 2
publisher: Manchester Univ Pr