New-York tribune., 1921-06-26
First Earl of Marlborough
Was Imprisoned by King

Was Imprisoned by King
Notwithstanding this, Churchill de.
eided to throw in his lot with William
Of Orange; and in April, 1889, was
created Earl Of Marlboroughy Subse-
qaently, however, he came under that
monarch's disfavor, and for time was
confined to the Tower When Queen
Anne came to the throne she released
him from prison and at once made hin,
communicating chief of ali the English
forces.
Following his first great campaign
In 1702--he was made Marques Of
Blandford and Ddke of Marlborough,
In 17o4 came the great victory of Blen-
helm. For his services here he was
given the royal manor of Woodstocs
and the Hundred of Wooton, in Ok
fordshire. Queen Anne built there for
him the famous palace of Blenheim, one
of the stateliest homes of England.
This was the high-water mark of the
Marlborough fortunes. The latte,
| years of the first dukes life were en-
bittered by the death of his only son,
and for some years before he died he
was without the use of,his mental fac
ulties.
He was succeeded by his daughter
| Henrietta, as duchess. From her the
titles and estates of the family passed
to her nephew, the Earl of Sunderland
who linked his own family name OF
Spencer to the one of Churchill.
The American connection with the
Marlborough name began in 1874, when
Lord Randolph Churchill, third son of
the seventh duke, married the, daughter
of Leonard Jerome, of New York.
Winston Churchill, the present Co.
lonial Secretary, is their son. The
eighth duke married in 1888 as his
second wife Lillian Warren, daughter
of Commodore Cicero Price, u. S. N,
and widow of Louis Hamersley, of
New York. The present duke, however,
Eis son of the eighth dukes first wife,
Lady Albertha Hamilton, Marchioness
cf Blandford.
Blenheim Palace Largest
Private Estate in England
Blenheim Palace, which is located
near Woodstock, Oxfordshire, is the
largest private residence in England
The first grant for it's erection was one
of S500,000, and this amount was con-
siderably exceeded before the palace
was completed. 1t was designed by Sir
John Vanburgh, who was given carte
blanche in it's erection and who turned
out building of noble and impressive
proportions, but one in which comfort
was subordinated to architectural eff
fects. The main front of the palace is
34S feet long.
The interior also was finished on q
magnificent scale, although the greater
part of the magnificent collection of
paintings that it once contained was
disposed of between 1876 and 1886. Dur
ing this time eleven of the paintings
were offered to the nation at the price
of s350,000 for the lot
There are in the grounds a trium-
phal arch and column, 13O feet high,
with a statue of the first duke sur
mounting it.
The park of Blenheim contains about
2,700 acres and is twelve miles in cir
cult. There is popular legend to
the effect that it's trees are planted
in groups identical with the disposition
cf the troops at the Battle of Blenheim,
but this has never been definitely
proven.
During the war Blenheim Palace was
used as hospital, and neither the
present duke nor .the recently divorced
duchess mas occupied it for several
years. Whether it will become the resi-
dence of the Duke and his new bride is
matter of conjecture, but if the pres
ent attitude toward magnificent coun-
try places is any criterion Chat they
are entirely too expensive for even mil
lfonaire purses to maintain), Blenheim
will remain closed for long time