Fall of the House of Montagu
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Downton Abbey
Drogo
Drogo Montagu
duchess
Duchess of Manchester
duchesses
duke
Duke of Manchester
dukes
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English aristocracy
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Kimbolton
Kimbolton Castle
Manchester
Mandy
Montagu
Montague
Nell Stead
roaring 20s
Tandragee Castle
The Fall of the House of Montague
Viscount Mandeville
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- ISBN 9781838959579
- Dimensions: 129 x 198mm
- Publication Date: 07 May 2026
- Publisher: Atlantic Books
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Paperback
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The House of Drogo Montagu is the family name of the Dukes and Earls of Manchester who served the British monarchy for five centuries. But by 1927, when Alexander, the eldest son of the 9th Duke, married an enterprising young Australian woman named Nell Stead, the family was on its knees financially.
Faced with war and a legacy of excess and indulgence, 'Mandy' and Nell tried to rescue the family's fortunes and revive a dying estate that included Kimbolton Castle, the home of Catherine of Aragon in her final years. This compulsive account of extravagance and eccentricity shows how one house crumbled through four generations.
Robert Wainwright has worked as a journalist for over 30 years and is the author of fourteen books, including Enid, Sheila and The Maverick Mountaineer, which won The Times Biography of the Year prize at the British Sports Book Awards in 2017. He lives in London.
