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Dr Amy Boyington on Instagram: "Badminton House, Gloucestershire, home to the Dukes of Beaufort. In the thirteenth century the estate belonged to the Boteler family, a successful gentry family, who remained at Badminton until 1612, when Nicholas Boteler was forced to sell due to financial difficulties. The estate was then purchased by Edward Somerset, 4th Earl of Worcester. At this time the house was a large, irregular, courtyard building. The estate was then settled on the 4th Earl’s younge

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the large building has many windows on it's roof and is surrounded by green grass

The Badminton Estate lies in the heart of the Gloucestershire countryside and is home to the Duke and Duchess of Beaufort. The Duke of Beaufort title was created by Charles II in 1682 for Henry Somerset, the 3rd Marquess of Worcester. The family are descendants in the male line from the French dynasty, the House of Plantagenet, through John of Gaunt and Edward III. The sprawling estate dates back to the 17th century and is where the game of Badminton was invented in 1863.

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an old building with ivy growing on it's sides and windows in the front

Robert Norris on Instagram: "What a stunning house and garden. 🌳🌳🌳 Repost from @katy_campbell_house_hunter • Possibly the most exquisite house on the open market at the moment in the Cotswolds is Lygrove. A classic Grade II* Listed 17th century house, beautifully decorated, in an idyllic setting overlooking its own famous garden. It is surrounded by the Badminton estate and, indeed, was originally owned by the Dukes of Beaufort. I love the curvilinear ‘Dutch’ gables on the main facade…

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