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January 31, 2025

The Wonders of a Grand Anglo-Jewish Manor

A visit to the Rothschilds’ home in Waddesdon.

Writing of a recent visit to Waddesdon Manor, a home kept by the English branch of the Rothschild family in Britain’s Buckinghamshire county, Brian T. Allen calls it “a unique, unforgettable experience.” And while like so many historic properties in the UK the manor is maintained by the National Trust, which, in Allen’s view, has become “a hardened pellet of woke ideology,” Waddesdon is an exception. He describes its history and some of the remarkable works of art and design it contains:

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