The times., 1901-04-07
Her HISTORICAL HOME
The Duchess Of Manchester Lives
in a Once Royal Castle.

Catherine of Arncor. the Inflated
Wife of Henry VIII. Ended Her
DAYS ut ILiGuboIton Castle, here
the Duke and His Bride Live.
Think OF the former Miss zimmerman.
Of Cincinnati. living in the house in which
Queen Catherine of Aragon spent the
last miserable years of her lifei
KfmboltOn Castle the stately seat of
the Duke OF Manchester, is one of the
least known, though not one of the least
interesting Of the stately homes Of Eng
land
The splendid pile of buildings is sur
rounded by noble lawns and great trees.
Indeed. it has been rightly said that
everything about Kimbolton is arranged
in the grand manner says the London
Sketch" Even the corridors and ante
rooms are hung with fine paintings and
treasures Of all kinds, and in the recep-
tion rooms are some of the most famous
examples of Continental and English art
worth their weight in gold. In the dining
room. an apartment Of noble proportions,
is the justly famed full-lenEth "Crom-
well which recalls the fact that Baron
Kirnbolton was one Of the great Iron
sides most favored generals. There also
hang a number Of marvellous Nandykes
and Holbeins.
The drawing rooms, which viii doubt
less now be restored 20 their pristine
spIendor. are hung with priceless tapes
tries. which. in their turn, serve as back
ground TO family portraits belonging 10
an periods. These. OF course. dlier IN
artistic value, though from the histoIlcal
point Of view, there Is not one OF thtm put
has some special interest. Indeed, IL is 10
b, hoped that the young duke and MS
NH fsaf Nt
by SO many modern owners ol me Ola
places. who. following the advice OF tneir
100 Jealous friends, banish all those OF
their ancestors who are either plalh or
Nl painted 90 the EaTretS ana lumber
rooms Fortunately, many OF the POI
traits hanging al Kim bolton nave an IN
JriuSiC Vaiue-RubeuSeS. NneiltTS. ltol-
bcius. and kclnolUSeS Nt41S Win esNi
other in showing at their best departed
members cf the house Of Montague. WINE
at Kimbolyon also is the finest know
NaudyE Ike OF Charles l.
Queen Catherine of ArGEon s room con
rains q uamUer OK Inc paintings luCil4-
ing one or the Queen herSelt' aAu Some
OF the furniture Whch stan aHvl-'S tllD
stately apartUent was undoubtedly III use
AT the time when ShakeSuefTer ia some
immortal lines. depicted the dream on
the imprisoned queen whom ahSts VS.
ittd al klIaoltou with messages oI peace
and comfort. Intimately associated atSo
with Queen Catherine is the quaint chapel
where she spent 50 many hours OF hel
lonely 6ays praying in vain that the pres
ence o.. her only child (afterward Queen
Nary misht not bee denied her And
amuuE other interesting relics of the
Spanish Queens so5ourn and death at
kirnboIton is q great chest which seems
TO have been oue of ner travelling trunks,
and which owing. perhaps. TO the fact
that the poor lady took SO few journeys.
Is ia excellent preservation. This inter
esting relic is placed al the bottom Of the
grand staircase and always aroUses much
curiosity IN the minds of fair visitors.
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Manchester uses as his study was fitted
up by his grandfather, the seventh duke.
II contains a valuable collection of both
old and modern books and also some
curious souvenirs of Napoleon III, who
was the late duke s intimate friend. one
such melancholy relic being an ivy leaf
picked by the Emperor on the day which
followed the battle of Sedan.
At kimbolton successive Dukes OF Man
chester have gratidsd the family love Of
sport. In the white han. often used by
the seventh duke and by the duchess tthe
present Duchess Of Devonshire) as sitting
room. are some splendid sporting trophies.