Every dynasty has a starting point, and this week we are tracing the origins of the family Debo married into. We go right back to the formidable Bess of Hardwick and William Cavendish, the Tudor power couple who laid the first stones of Chatsworth.
We’ll explore how they cleverly made their way into an Earldom, and the massive political gamble during the Glorious Revolution that finally earned them a Dukedom. As it turns out, to become a Duke, you have to do some pretty heavy lifting—historically speaking—like meddling with the fate of the English throne.
Finally, we meet the eccentric Bachelor Duke with his record-breaking greenhouses, and discover the bizarre botanical history behind the world's most popular fruit: the Cavendish banana. Plus, we uncover which legendary philosopher thought and taught in the halls of Chatsworth!
Chapters:
0:00:00 Intro & Recap
0:02:13 Chatsworth origins: Bess of Hartwick & William Cavendish
0:08:11 The first Earl of Devonshire & the impecunious King
0:09:45 Promotion to Duke: You gotta do some big Sh*t!
0:11:22 Enter the Glorious Revolution
0:14:15 The Immortal Seven & the Token of Gratitude
0:20:03 The Bachelor Duke, the Greenhouse, and the Cavendish Banana
0:30:04 A famous philosopher at Chatsworth
0:46:45 Wrap & Outlook (Debo gets to work now!)
For everyone who wants to dive deeper into Debo’s life, we recommend her memoir “Wait for me!”
And here’s the Chatsworth House website for everyone who wants to visit or find out more about it.
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