Inside a Gilded Age American Heiress's MANSION
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 26 ก.ย. 2024
- This time on American Viscountess, Julie Montagu, Viscountess Hinchingbrooke visits Stonor Park in South Oxfordshire. Visit foreo.se/vl04 for 30% off UFO 3 plus an additional 10% discount for the first 50 that use the coupon code AMERICAN10
This is the historic home of William and Ailsa Stonor, Lord and Lady Camoys - the 29th generation of the family to live in this stunning location. The history of Stonor is bound up with the religious turmoil of the English Reformation in the sixteenth century; but the story begins at the prehistoric stone circle which stands close to the house itself.
Julie is guided through the history of Stonor by William; hearing of Williams American heritage, the challenges faced by his parents in the 1970s when the family moved back into the house. And Julie is shown one of the most historic documents connected to Stonor - dating back to 1315, with the seal of King Edward II. With a walk around the glorious gardens with Ailsa, this is an historic house visit not to be missed.
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One of your best episodes thanks so much, and to Lord Camoys, who conveys such a great understanding of his home and family.
Absolutely, couldn't of said it better.
A fantastic appreciation an enthusiastic of family heritage and a beautiful garden x
Yes, thank you very much!
Very interesting, he was a great story teller and those gardens were particularly ethereal and beautiful ❤thank you
What an interesting and beautiful home 🩷 I rarely come across the Catholic side of England's history in my royal ramblings, so this was extra fascinating to me. Thanks so much for sharing!
This has been by far my favorite AV episode!! As a Catholic, this particularly resonated as I have a son named after Edmund Campion. The family history of this historic house is amazing!! The home and gardens are stunning and the family is so gracious and welcoming!
I always like the homes with priests holes 🙏🏻
By far, one of the best. Ad an American-Catholic I have such an appreciation for his family's mission over the years. I also went to college in Providence, so what a lovely treat to see the Brown connection. I have added this residence to my list of must see. Thank you, Julie ❤❤
Just read Gwenyth Paltrows son is going to Brown.
Like many families from the United States, my wife and I trace much of our heritage back to the United Kingdom. This, along with a love of history and a fascination with great families and great houses, has made me spend countless hours going down TH-cam "rabbit holes". Yours is one of my favorites. Thank you for your interest and energy in preserving and presenting such detailed and heartfelt content.
I am particularly moved by the religious history of the Stonor family. I grew up in a family with a Protestant parent and a Catholic parent, and luckily we were accepted and loved by both sides of the family who respected the faith of the other side. So we grew up in a cradle of love, moving back and forth between both families, which is now one family. I am a Protestant by faith and conviction, but when I attend Mass with my relatives I feel very much like I have come home. So I am heartened to learn that the Stonor family has survived and thrived with their faith preserved and honoured.
This is truly amazing piece of history. Lord Camoy did a fantastic job explaining great details of the house. Love that you share this beautiful place with the public. Thank you Julie, ❤ your job!
Thank you for this heartfelt video. It’s very unique to hear such a personal story regarding the persecution of Catholics in Britain. It’s one thing to read about it in the history books and another to hear about it here. This Baron’s family story was touching. And so precious that they hung onto their faith throughout the times. What a beautiful family home, so well preserved and his parents had such foresight to open it to the public early on to be able to keep this important piece of history in the family. No doubt, Julie, you are doing the same for your family. ❤
Amazing family! Beautiful place! Their decor is light and airy, not dark and gloomy as some places. That bed was incredible. You get up every morning like Venus! ❤
I luv the colors of the chapel. Cheery, & comfy, not dull looking.
Wonderful tour! Oh yes, the Brown family of Rhode Island. There is a beautiful Brown mansion in Newport, Rhode Island. ☀️
Another beautiful tour. Fabulous home and garden. Thank you Julie and Lord and Lady ❤
This was like going away to school! So much history and interest entwined with historic documents and gorgeous gardens. What a magnificent place! I truly hope to visit one day. Thank you so much for sharing this. ♥
Our pleasure!
wow just really humble people who have embraced their time on this earth to preserving this beautiful home...and living amongst their history so symbiotically...true gems the family and the manor!!!
They have very lovely modern portraits . Nice 😊
What an amazing place and family history!
I so look forward to each place you visit and to see how far back each families' history goes.
Fascinating!, thank you!😊😊
I luv the library, i would spend the majority of my time there.
Yes I'm going over it again for the chairs. I've inherited reproductions that need reupholstered. I happened on this and there is caning and leather on these. Interesting.
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What a wonderful place.
Beautiful building and beautiful rooms. Thank you for making this series
What grand history! The treasures in that house! ❤
Brilliant tour of this remarkable manor, a bit of history I’m sure a lot of us were unaware of, just fascinating! I’m in S. California and wish I could just get in my car and go there! Thank you to the family for being the caretakers, Julie for taking us there. Only 4 copies of that book! Take care of that book! Very beautiful!
Glad you enjoyed it
My heart sunk when he mentioned that he used to spin those precious globes when he was a kid 😂
If I ever lived in such wonderful home I'll be tiptoeing around everything all the time!
Amazing episode thanks for sharing.
You’re amazing Julie - thank you 😊
Thanks once again Julie - excellent episode. I came for the globes, but stayed for the shell bed, fabulously bonkers.
Stonor is a true time capsule! I am 10 minutes in and completely blown away.
The interiors are so vibrant, refined, and just so elegant. What a great home.
What a beautiful home and grounds! Thank you for sharing with the world!
Absolutely the best episode! From the wonderful history conveyed through the Lord Comoy to the beautiful home and artifacts and the lovely gardens shown by Elsa, they were gracious host that are truly admirable for the work they do and are just such a special touch to your home tours. I am so happy you toured their home for us!
This is a wonderful segment. It checks all the Boxes... Beautiful, Interesting, Charming, and a slice of History that I never knew existed! Your chats with William and Ailsa Stonor were perfect: Light and Tight, and left me wanting more! 👍
Absolutely fascinating and oh so beautiful. One of the best so far… the religious background and knowledge, really pulled at my heartstrings , amazing. Thanks Julie, I hope they let us know more about their American ancestor. That would be a great future episode
Wonderful job! ❤ Would love more house drawings be added to your stories to go along with history. Showing where original parts of house began and how expansions took place with architecture. We can pause so you don't have to spend hours showing it to us... ❤
Noted!
Oh, ouah, what a beautiful place! I mean, I saw the exterior and I was like "blah, it's bland, boring", but the history as told by the Lord of the Manor, plus the incredibly magnificent interior, so beautiful and warm, made this manor an incredible historic home.
I absolutely loved that episode and we got to see so many interior rooms instead of just one or two. I love when we get to see lots of rooms, since I will never be able to visit in person.
I always say: "I love to visit those manors and castles but I wouldn't want to live in them, too cold, old fashion looking", but this Stonor Park? The renovation was so tastefully done, making it a warm, cosy place to live while respecting the past. I wouldn't mind living there, I envy the family. Plus that sooooo long history!
Incredible place and incredible episode and congrats to the owner to share it with us.
This particular video "arrested" us in the most wonderful way. What a fine, fine family and what an incredible history! 💗
This is by far the most charming of all the homes and grounds you have visited. Just perfectly done! Only thing I didn’t have a passion for was the very pink chapel. And that of course is just personal taste. Lovely people 💕
“Chaos, and the hunt was on”- superb episode. Thank you for so beautifully telling the story of 29 generations.
Change is always a challenge. There is a lot to consider when protecting a beautiful legacy.
Spot on and thanks for telling the story - Greetings from Door County Wisconsin, a place of shared preservation values. Cheers.
Goodness to be a fly on the wall to see the historical artifacts.
What a great episode 💕...Thank you Julie and your host was so interesting and knowledgeable ..x
Glad you enjoyed it!
What a very lovely place including its lovely inhabitants! Thank you very much!❤
So very beautiful, thank you for sharing:)🤩
I watch a lot of British history documentaries and this is one of the most unique and fascinating ones bc of the unique situation of this family. Utterly amazing to hear about their Catholic roots and the family stories through the centuries. Absolutely fascinating thank you so much and cheers to the Stoner family for preserving this history and continuing on so well. Thx again, just the best tale!
What a wonderful home with such an interesting long history. Thanks for the tour!
Vibes of Outlander in this vlog. Very interesting. Thanks for sharing.
Magnificent tour Julie! What a marvelous estate! Thank you and the crew and the estate and family! 🌿🩷💚
What a gorgeous space.
What a wonderful place- gorgeous home and gardens. I didn’t know that any such manors survived the Protestant rule and oppression. Amazing. So close to London I would’ve thought they were ripe for the picking.
Such a beautiful home. It is amazing to me how old this home is, but then again the USA is quite young compared to the UK.
Wonderful video. Also a wonderful family to still be the caretakers of this great house. What an incredible history this house has witnessed. ❤
Fascinating history!
Thank you, that was a fabulous tour, such great history and we loved seeing so much of the castle!! Please do more like this one! ❤
Your videos are such a pleasure. The personal stories placed within the context of British national history makes them all the more interesting and enjoyable. The hard work your family does to preserve and share their home is admirable, and I hope appreciated by many.
Should the opportunity arise, could you please pass on that the stories about the Stonor family’s long defense of their faith is quite moving, even to this old, cranky lapsed Catholic.
Loved the purple tulips in that garden setting ...
Thank you for the fascinating documentary about a very brave unique English family.❤🇮🇪
Loved this video. Thankyou
Glad you enjoyed it!
What a stunning history, wow I just love these tours ❤❤
Beautiful home and garden. I could watch these video's all day long. Thank you American Viscountess!
Great episode
I love your series…I just wish you wouldn’t interrupt your hosts as much as you do!
Julie what a wonderful presentation. Lord Camoys is an endless source of family history. Just delightful and informative. A wonderful Insight into Catholic British history.
Outstanding!!! Loved this Julie !
Very intresting place and history
I enjoyed this video, very educational and very important in details about it's part in the history of England.
Beautiful estate. The British with tradition and preservation 👏👏👏👌. 29th generation...many adults don't even know beyond 6th generation. It hurts when people with no or those who don't value and understand these traditions try to disparage and brand them as elitist .....and cause a little watering of it. I think people with these rich traditions should be super proud of it and their ancestors.
It’s interesting that they have the Gondola chair. I’m from Rhode Island and we have an event downtown Providence Rhode Island called “WATER FIRE” where Gondola boats are on the Woonasquatucket and Providence river and at night they light fires on the water!! It’s beautiful the Gondola boats float up and down the river adding wood to the fires it’s such an amazing event it’s so unique!!
Bravo! This was a fabulous episode! 💕
That car is stunning! I lived in Stonor village where stonor park is!
For me, this has been your most fascinating episode yet. I will never be able to visit England but I am looking forward to re-watching this episode and studying the history of Stonor Park. Thank you for posting!!!
This was a fabulous video, thank you, what history! ❤
Oh Im so excited that you took my suggestion to have Shakespeare Summer Theatre in the garden for young actors and actresses! Yay! I hope it will be a raging success and also include young actors from your local high schools or nearby colleges! Give the kids a chance and experience! Don't forget the Annual Mapperton Fiddlers Contest and Country Dance Contest! No one can resist a foot-tapping fiddle and a good dance! Im sure it will be very popular! Mapperton's reputation for supporting English Arts will be firmly established.
My favorite episode thus far. This is an amazing family and fascinating history ❤
I love your white/cream outfit that you are wearing in your intro!! It is so flattering & so beautiful. Stonor House was such a treat. My curiosity was piqued about St. Edmund Campion & the pagan stone circle so I will be looking up more information about those two things. Thanks!
WOW!!! ❤❤❤❤from PENNSYLVANIA❤❤❤❤
... interesting, soothing & beautiful. I love my birth country 🇬🇧 AND my west indian/Caribbean heritage.
Thank you for this lovely channel & series. 😊
Glad you enjoyed it!
Awesome episode! I want to go visit Stonor one day. So much amazing history in one place!
Love the Catholic history and the estate! Great job Julie!
Wow, i recognised it instantly as a filming location from the James Bond movie "The Living Daylights". It is quite stunning from the inside
Insane amount of magic these buildings
I loved this episode 🥰
What a beautiful setting for a gorgeous home! The dining room was lovely.
Thank you!! 😊
It is fantastic!
Great episode. Love this series.
I’m always amazed at the lack of clutter these homes have after 900 years of the same family living there. I’ve lived at my house for 7 and am often shocked at how much we have accumulated.
Maybe its all hidden in the closets 😂
Beautiful insight bravo
Incredible episode. Thank you so much. ❤
Glad you enjoyed it!
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Best episode ever..❤❤
I love this intro. Great episode!
Hi Julie from Indiana.
As an American Catholic I was very interested in the Stoner family history. The estate is beautiful.
Absolutely love your informative and interesting episodes. I was wondering if you need any more letter transcribers for the Gilded Age American Heiress project. I am a retired history teacher and have lots of time that I could give to the task.
Julie nice video and beautifu and historical Stone House.
Many thanks!
fascinating absolutely fascinating
The most interesting house you own is the one with the bitumen pitch deposits well.😊😮
a great idea would be to collaborate with the Tower of London and with other great homes whose relatives have been incarcerated or have ties to the tower and have the descendants do historical talks in the tower thus illustrating the relationship to history and also elegantly advertising visiting their homes and or The national trust.
Would love to see some more family homes that aren’t as grand, I’d shakespeares/Newtons etc. - even though I loveeeee stately homes and castles haha.
Absolutely beautiful 😍
Pleaseeee visit Harlaxton manor! I lived right next to it for many years, it’s got some strong female owners historically and American students live there now x
Let's hear it for the Right Hon the Viscountess of Hinchingbrooke 😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊
Hi from Northern California
I am distantly related to the Stoner family through the Latimers and Despensers. Assuming I read the geneology correct. 😊
Viscountes I really hope you get this message. You really sound British now. You are such a badass. Where do you find the time to do all you do. Yoga and all. A woman of our age who moves the way you do. You are so healthy.
JUlie, what is the story behind the matching brooches that you and William are wearing and Ailsa's blue necklace?