CHAPTER FOURWhen Teresa first saw Stoke Palace, she was speechless.
She had learned that it was magnificent and impressive because she had heard about it so often.
But she had no idea it would be quite so large, or appear to have stepped straight out of a fairytale.
It shimmered in the sunshine and the Marquis’s standard was flying from the tallest tower.
She could hardly believe that it was real.
Because she had heard it said so often she knew of course that Vanbrugh had built it. He had been the architect both for Blenheim Palace and Castle Howard, which were renowned for their beauty and style.
The Marquis of the day – in 1726 – was determined to be more important than the Duke of Marlborough, who had been given Blenheim Palace by a grateful nation.
The Marquis therefore gave Van
