Members of the Marlborough House Set

1 portrait of Lewis Harcourt, 1st Viscount Harcourt

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Members of the Marlborough House Set

by David Knights-Whittome
dry-plate glass negative, 10-17 September 1906
9 3/4in. x 11 7/8in. (248 mm x 301 mm)
Purchased, 1979
Photographs Collection
NPG x8466

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  • Pepper, Terence, High Society: Photographs 1897-1914, 1998 (accompanying the exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery from 30 January to 21 June 1998), p. 29 Read entry

    The Nottinghamshire home of Lord and Lady Savile was convenient for the Doncaster races. In the back row, from left to right are: Mr Rochfort Maguire; Mrs Rochfort Maguire; Miss Jane Thornewill; The Hon. Mrs George Keppel; John Lumley-Savile, 2nd Baron Savile; Mr Lewis Harcourt; Sir Hedworth Williamson; Mrs Lewis Harcourt; Col. Harry Legge; Sir Arthur Davidson; and George Henry Cadogan, 5th Earl of Cadogan. In the front row are Mrs Vyner, the Countess of Cadogan, Edward VII, Lady Savile and Lady Sarah Wilson.

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The Liberals, led by Henry Campbell-Bannerman under a promise of reform, win a landslide victory in the general election. Electors vote to end two decades dominated by Conservative rule, with disaffection mounting over the conflict in South Africa and party division over education and tariff reform. The LRC continue to grow as a political force, winning 29 seats and changing their name later this year to the Labour Party.

Art and science

Ralph Vaughan Williams edits The English Hymnal, a collection of the best in English-language hymns. Published by the Church of England, it became one of the most popular and influential hymn books in the world.
Antoni Gaudí completes his rebuilding of the Casa Batllo in Barcelona. Known locally as the 'casa dels ossos', or 'House of Bones', the building is striking for its use of curved stonework, oval windows and intricate tracery.

International

San Francisco is devastated by an earthquake, measuring 7.8 on the Richter scale, leading to the greatest loss of life from a natural disaster in Californian history. The impact itself and resulting fire lead to the death of over 3,000 people, and over half of the city's 400,000 population were left homeless. Although still a major city, the earthquake directs trade, industry and population south to Los Angeles.

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Patsy Watkinson

16 November 2017, 18:06

Jane Thornewill was my great aunt and was born at Dove Cliff near Stretton in Derbyshire. Her family made money in iron from 1780 onwards. Family story is that she was a bridge partner of Edward VII and also a mistress. She had her own house nearby in later life and never married, he was said to visit several of the big houses in that area for bridge.