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Love is in the pair
Fri 14 Feb 2020
Many birds in the Aviary form long-term partnerships, so last year the Aviary curators told us about the romances that bloomed between some younger love birds.
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A kaleidoscope of colour this spring
Fri 7 Feb 2020
As spring makes its mark, see different types of vibrant flowers lighting up the gardens.
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I saw three Sèvres ships
Mon 9 Dec 2019
Waddesdon Manor is the only place in the world where you can see three ship vases. This Christmas, inspired by the carol ‘I saw three ships’, we have displayed them together for a special display…
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Celebrating Marie-Antoinette on her birthday
Tue 12 Nov 2019
On Saturday 2 November 1755, Marie-Antoinette, the famously ill-fated queen, was born to the Austrian Imperial family.
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From the Falklands to a cat called Trixie: cataloguing Dorothy de Rothschild’s letters
Tue 29 Oct 2019
This summer marks the end of a two year project to catalogue the letters received by Dorothy de Rothschild from 1957 until her death in 1988 - over 6600 items in total. These documents offer a unique…
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A Boucheron Tiara/ Necklace
Mon 7 Oct 2019
Many pieces of Rothschild family jewellery are displayed in A Rothschild Treasury, including this tiara/necklace, by the Parisian jewellers Boucheron, commissioned by Baron Edmond de Rothschild (1845-…
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