Original plan of Blenheim with Woodstock gardens, Sir John Vanbrugh

Blenheim drawing

To celebrate the great British victory at Blenheim in 1705 over the French and Austrians, the “House” was built for John Churchill, the First Duke of Marlborough and designed by the architect Sir John Vanbrugh in 1724.

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