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The 1100s saw this indefatigable family in full action of intrigue and distinction.
In the 1400s King Henry VI gave them powerful advancement and additional
honours, as did Queen Elizabeth I, to whom they became “Clerk-comptroller of
the Revels!” The chain of colourful achievements continues in one of the Duke
of Wellington’s most admired Generals, whose sister married the great Duke
himself. Even in the present day, the 7th Earl was Lord-in-Waiting to George
VI, a Cabinet Minister of distinction in various administrations, a Chancellor
of the Duchy of Lancaster, 1st Lord of the Admiralty, and one Her Majesty’s
Privy Councillors, amongst other heady achievements. A prolific author himself,
his Countess, their children (including Lady Antonia Fraser and Mr. Thomas
Pakenham) and even their grandchildren are proving themselves to be the
most popularly talented family of authors in Britain. Throughout the centuries
Tullynally has been this ebullient family’s home, and reflects their kaleidoscopic
achievement in full Gothic fantasy.
