'Delightful' A HISTORY BOOK OF THE YEAR / BOOK OF THE WEEK, Daily
Mail 'Goodwood curator James Peill writes with a wonderfully light
touch . . . The Goodwood story is extraordinary and rightly
celebrated' Country Life The history of Goodwood, England's
greatest sporting estate Goodwood has been the home of English
sport for centuries. The story of how a small hunting lodge became
the iconic location for the globally-renowned Festival of Speed,
Glorious Goodwood and Goodwood Revival events is inextricably
intertwined with the tale of the Dukes of Richmond. The Dukes were,
variously, patrons of the arts, political influencers, royal
confidantes, architectural innovators, horticultural enthusiasts
and stewards of the community. Above all, they were passionate
about the sports for which Goodwood is best known: horseracing,
motor sports, foxhunting, cricket, shooting and golf. Drawing upon
the wealth of the Goodwood archives, James Peill vividly captures
the character of each Duke, some radical and others staunchly
traditional, and the wide-ranging impact they had on the Goodwood
of today. The broader context is a sweeping history of England, and
one family's part in it. Beginning with Charles II and his mistress
Louise de Keroualle, the parents of the first Duke, Glorious
Goodwood takes the reader on a journey through time, from the
seventeenth century to present day, via the Jacobite Rising, the
Battle of Waterloo and the First and Second World Wars. There are
cameo appearances from George Stubbs, Canaletto, Alexander, Emperor
of Russia, Queen Victoria, Jackie Stewart and Edward VII, who
famously hosted Privy Council meetings in the Tapestry Drawing Room
during race week. Glorious Goodwood is a vivid and intimate
portrait of a house and its inhabitants set against a dazzling,
panoramic backdrop of English history. At the heart of this
colourful and compelling story is a rich sense of the British
heritage Goodwood embodies.
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