The Georgian Neo-Classical Masterpiece Of The Curzon Dynasty | Historic Britain | Absolute History

Kedleston Hall was the vision of Sir Nathaniel Curzon. Alan Titchmarsh visits the house to see Nathaniel's vision for himself and inspects the secret original architectural plans. This is also the story of two very different Curzon men. One was a visionary patron of the arts. The other was a colonial ruler who subjugated India as its unwelcome Viceroy.
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[@zuzuspetals38]

I can’t believe I’m saying this, but I think this is my favorite home. Love tht he and his wife grew and learned about saving the animals and starting the conservation of them instead of the hunting! Live and learn !!!Also so sad for Kipling 🙏🏼 What I love abt these series, is tht the camera is showing us everything, not just the presenters. Very well done shows ✨✨✨

[@nancyM1313]

Love these episodes. The Portrait of Lady Curzon is very lovely. Tfsharing Absolute History.

[@gauravdubai2980]

This house was the model for the Viceroy of India's Palace in Calcutta, that became the State Governor's Residence - the 'Raj Bhavan' - after India's capital was moved to Delhi. The Raj Bhavan follows the same basic design, but has 4 complete wings not two. It is also about 6 times the size of Kedleston in terms of floor area, has 5 storeys and a basement, and inside, is much grander in scale. The basement is large enough, in fact, that staff need bicycles to 'travel' through it. I should know - I've visited Kedleston as a tourist, and as a boy lived in the Calcutta Raj Bhavan when my father officiated briefly as Governor.

[@msjannd4]

Wow! Very cool!

[@lucyosborne9239]

A beautifully done documentary... there is one passage that stuck with me, regarding Curzon's office in India through a very severe famine. The attitude then, and I know this from the archives of my own family (views I do not share, only relate) that, well, they were only little brown things who wore odd hats. They simply didn't count. We must all remember, and I'm 100% guilty as charged, that it was slave labour and the backs of the innocent upon which empires are built, and which my privileged birth was made possible. It holds very true of the British Empire which, in 1900, covered one quarter of the Earth's population, second only to China, an empire upon which the sun never set.

[@manueldumont3709]

They(ironically)-forgot, that Jesus, was(most probably)-also, a"little Brown thing" . 😇

[@alessandrobenito3586]

But the sun did set on the British tyranny empire!

[@yourmother2739]

TRUTH

[@yourmother2739]

Free Palestine!!!

[@razzmatazz1974]

lovely house and the Curzons have a very interesting story. I read about them in n awesome book called Under the Peacock Fan-First Ladies of the Raj

[@lisapop5219]

I can't imagine how horrific it would be to have pulled strings to get your son into the military and then almost immediately he is killed. Devastating

[@radiomanze1296]

All for King, country, heroism and glory

[@christineparis5607]

This history is so endlessly fascinating! I've read so much about him....this is truly informative and entertaining!!! Thank you!!!

[@lisalarosa4546]

One thing not mentioned, and I am curious, are there any Curzons' alive. Who owns the home now? Was the home handed down through the descendants? There were 3 children mentioned.

[@ianatkin7541]

Curzon was a vile human being. Some superiority.

[@marvwatkins7029]

The bald guy's sport jacket must be from the early to mid 1970's.

[@kimberlyperrotis8962]

The sight of all those murdered tigers makes me sick.

[@arslongavitabrevis5136]

Me too! According to European and Asian nobility murdering animals was "an exciting sport". Nothing has changed...

[@lilibetp]

My favorite Kipling story is The Gardener.

[@DJL78]

I love this series. Does anyone know how many seasons were produced?

[@lianefehrle9921]

To have a mind as his and not see hunger!!

[@lisalesinszki7536]

Most enjoyable!

[@trollmeistergeneral3467]

Alan Tits-Marsh is really very good at this sort of thing. A complete natural. He is to this sort of documentary what Fiona Bruce is to the Antiques Roadshow.

[@czgator9000]

Titchmarsh.

[@jimp4170]

The music is a bit overwrought, no? I kept waiting for the invading hordes to come galloping onto the scene.

[@kimberlyperrotis8962]

Music and sound engineers seem to dominate every production nowadays. The audio basics, like being able to hear the host talking, has taken a back seat. I’m so sick of the melodrama and noise.🙂

[@MisterRoyd]

I've got a book that once belonged to Grace. It has her bookplate in it

[@marvwatkins7029]

George Curzon hated to smile, it appears.

[@AnnaAnna-uc2ff]

Thanks.

[@kimberlyperrotis8962]

Kedleston has always been my favorite English Country House. Not that I’ve ever been to England, yet, but I’ve always been very interested in them. For myself, I would choose a Georgian vicarage, roomy but not huge. Most of us wouldn’t want those ceremonial spaces in the bigger homes, except maybe ambassadors, but they have to live in cities.

[@vickigranacher3357]

Any idea of the weight of the peacock dress?

[@nicolawebb6025]

Their daughter's are fascinating too

[@Canuck13]

I love India.

[@mishaross9412]

What is the name of the host of this episode?

[@mishaross9412]

The presenter’s name??

[@czgator9000]

Alan Titchmarsh.

[@joshuablack2446]

I can't imagine how British people r so condescending to the USA for the horrors we committed when they did much worse all around the world & India is still trying to recover from the horrors committed by great Britain & they never paid for.

[@Lyspunkt67]

I wouldn't say they were worse. But the part about paying back, yes. Today consumers wan't things so cheap, that a lot of people are earning so little. I'm all for knowing the history of the world, but maybe people should wake up to what is still going on, and stop blaiming who were worst.

[@joshuablack2446]

@@Lyspunkt67 oh they committed genocide all over the world & the slave trade only existed because when the usa was a colony they brought over slave's to make growing things cheaper & faster... I also agree with u that as our countries r consumers & want everything cheap we r basically guilty of slavery of other types in the countries making our stuff & not even getting paid a living wage

[@sage735]

This video proves' differences. The difference of offendsive behaivior & an apostate idea. The subtle differs like night & day. Also its' characterized as a different person... Tom brady or tomb raider?

[@taniagarciaduenas48]

😍😍😍🏠 yes love

[@robbindilger5811]

2nd. Here, Before it blows up and goes viral. But alas, my fate would be to disappear into obscurity. Never to be remembered. Mad love every1. 🫣🫣💀🥹😁🫂💪🎉🙏🐸 May YOU, reading this, be well, happy, and prosperous. Bless you.

[@courtneyriley185]

So pretty

[@alexisdespland4939]

it curzon street in buringham where hs2 terminal station is goin to be have anything to do with this family

[@OstblockLatina]

Ah, the hero of the nation, Lord Curzon. The man who had the aristocratic trinkets and follies be better funded and taken care of than the taxpayers ripped off their hard earned money to fund the former...

[@timhazeltine3256]

And that's different than most any other country throughout history?

[@kimberlyperrotis8962]

I always think it’s too bad that they picked that ugly, mottled-brown marble for the columns, it would be better in a nice white marble, like Carrera.

[@chucku.farley3927]

sounds like you would have made an excellent over privileged tart