would be a thoughtful gesture
to history. The first Duke���s
blacksmith ancestors, as well
as Churchill���s New England
blacksmith ancestors, would
look down impressed by
what they wrought.
Whatever the varying fortunes
of the Spencer-Churchill
family, and there have been
many a trial and tribulation,
this house represents a
monument to Great Britain���s
perseverance. Yet it is also
very much a home. It is a place
that substantially sheltered,
in tandem with other similar
houses, several generations
of Anglo-Americans.
When you visit Blenheim,
hopefully on a blistery day (it
sets a robust mood), walk,
as did I with my parents,
across Vanbrugh���s bridge,
above Capacity Browns
lake to the great column
dedicated to the first Duke.
The experience cannot help
but inspire a will to succeed,
The Duke with his daughter Lady Henrietta
at his godfather Winston Churchill���s grave.
