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The grandiose Chanters House, in Ottery St Mary, Devon, has astonishing links to history and literature: it was the place where Oliver Cromwell declared the Civil War, and where the Coleridge family created one of the West Country s most impressive libraries.
History meets architectural grandeur at Chanters House, a magnificent property in Ottery St Mary, Devon.
The Grade II -listed house for sale with Pilkington Estates via OnTheMarket with an asking price of £7 million originally dates from the 14th century but first rose to national fame in the 17th century, when Oliver Cromwell hosted a meeting of local people in the dining room and apparently declared the start of the Civil War from there.
AWARD-winning York Hotel Grays Court has revealed expansion plans. Owner Helen Heraty is applying to City of York Council to convert a coach house into seven new en-suite bedrooms for the boutique hotel. Guests would continue to have meals such as breakfast in the main hotel building. The proposal follows a successful 12 months for the hotel which neighbours York Minster and has unique access to the city s Bar Walls. It won three prestigious awards, being named the best hotel in York, Yorkshire and best small hotel in England. The hotel also opened a garden bar last summer which kept it going through the Covid downturn.
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Ellen DeGeneres related to Queen Elizabeth: Comedienne shares link through King Edward
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Ellen DeGeneres also related to Kate Middleton: DNA charts reveal they are indeed cousins
Who knew Ellen DeGeneres will one day come to know she is related to the Queen of England!
The talk show host is indeed Queen Elizabeth s 19th cousin, twice removed, through King Edward III.
Not only this, Ellen is also related to the Duchess of Cambridge Kate Middleton and while this may come as a shock to everyone, their DNA charts have revealed that the two extremely famous women are indeed cousins.
The bombshell information first came in 2018 when Ellen said, She refuses to admit it and I don’t know why. But I am going to be at Wimbledon and if my cousin Kate is there I’m going to bring the DNA chart with me.”