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Highclere Castle, Berkshire - Highclere Castle was the backdrop to many scenes in the historical period drama 'Downton Abbey'.

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Blickling Hall, Norfolk - This grand house was built on the ruins of the former Boleyn home during the reign of King James I. It's highly probable that Anne Boleyn was born here.

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Burghley House, Lincolnshire - Burghley House was designed by William Cecil, Lord High Treasurer to Queen Elizabeth I.

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Castle Howard, Yorkshire - Castle Howard has been the private residence of the Howard family for more than 300 years

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Chatsworth, Derbyshire - Chatsworth has seated the Dukes of Devonshire since 1549.

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Kenwood House, Hampstead - Kenwood house, previously known as Caen Wood House, was acquired by the wealthy Guinness family in 1925.

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Lyme Park, Cheshire - Lyme Park was featured in the 1995 version of 'Pride and Prejudice'.

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Mount Stuart Manor, Isle of Bute - This manor was created for John Crichton-Stuart, the richest man in Britain in the late 19th century.

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Longleat House, Wiltshire - Longleat House was bought by MP John Thynne in 1540 for £53.

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Hardwick Hall, Derbyshire - Hardwick Hall belonged to Elizabeth Hardwick, the Countess of Shrewsbury. She was the second-wealthiest woman after Queen Elizabeth I.

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Blenheim Palace, Oxfordshire - This Oxfordshire palace was built for John Churchill, the first Duke of Marlborough. UNESCO declared it a World Heritage Site in 1987.

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Stonor Park, Oxfordshire - In 1581, Edmund Campion printed 400 copies of his treatise Decem Rationes, which argued for Catholicism, before he was caught and executed. The house still holds rare copies of the document.

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Woburn Abbey, Buckinghamshire - King Edward VI gave this estate to John Russell before making him Earl of Bedford in 1550.

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Barrington Court, Somerset - In 1514, this manor was inherited by Henry Daubeney, who was made Earl of Bridgewater for his services to Henry VIII.

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Belton House, Lincolnshire - In 1754, Belton was inherited by Sir John Cust. In 1984, The National Trust purchased the house for £8 million.

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East Riddlesden Hall, Lancashire - This hall was built by a wealthy Halifax clothier, James Murgatroyd, in 1642. The house was also featured in the paranormal television programme 'Most Haunted'.

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Forde Abbey, Dorset - Forde Abbey is a privately owned former monastery in Dorset, England.

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Hatfield House, Hertfordshire - Hatfield house was owned by King Henry VIII. His children Mary, Elizabeth, and Edward played here.

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Hutton in the Forest, Cumbria - Hutton in the Forest hosts a gallery with art dating back to 1630.

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Kirkby Hall, Northamptonshire - This building is owned by the Earl of Winchilsea, and managed by English Heritage. Kirkby Hall was featured in 1999's  'A Christmas Carol'

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Ditton Park , Slough - Ditton Park belonged to Queen Elizabeth I and hosted many members of the Tudor family.

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Slaughter Manor, Gloucestershire - Slaughter Manor was built as a convent in 1443. In 1603, the manor was turned over to the crown. In 2011, the property was purchased by Andrew Brownsword Hotels.

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Somerleyton Hall, Suffolk - Ralph Boteler inherited this house in 1442, when he was made Baron Sudeley by King Henry VI.

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Sudeley Castle, Gloucestershire - Sudeley Castle is the final resting place of King Henry VIII’s last wife, Catherine Parr.

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Tyntesfield House, Somerset - After a fundraising campaign to prevent it being sold to private owners, Tyntesfield was purchased by the National Trust in June 2002.

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Waddesdon Manor - The Manor was built for Baron Ferdinand de Rothschild as a weekend home. It is now managed by the Rothschild Foundation.

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Rufford Old Hall, Lancashire - Rufford Old Hall was owned by the Hesketh family in the 15th century.

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