MARLBOROUGH, SARAH CHURCHILL, DUCHESS OF

1660–1744, confidante of Queen Anne of England. Born Sarah Jennings, she was a childhood friend of Princess Anne. In 1677 she married John Churchill, later 1st duke of Marlborough. On Anne's marriage (1683) she was appointed lady of the bedchamber and became a close confidante. Although temporarily out of favor (1692–94) owing to the political disgrace of her husband, Sarah maintained a close relationship with Anne (who succeeded to the throne in 1702) until 1705, when they began to quarrel over Whig cabinet appointments. Until then Sarah had wielded considerable influence at court, but gradually Abigail Masham, a kinswoman both of Sarah herself and of the Tory leader Robert Harley, replaced her in Anne's affections. Finally dismissed in 1711, she and her husband went abroad in 1713. After the death (1722) of the duke of Marlborough, the duchess supervised completion of the building of Blenheim Palace, quarreling bitterly with its architect, Sir John Vanbrugh, and with most of her relatives.

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books on: Marlborough Sarah Churchill Duchess Of  - 123 results

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Memoirs of the Duke of Marlborough with His Original Correspondence: Collected from the Family Records at Blenheim, and Other Authentic Sources
Book by William Coxe, John Wade; G. Bell and Sons, 1872
Subjects: Great Britain--History--Anne, 1702-1714, Marlborough, John Churchill--Duke Of--1650-1722
...to the Duke of Marlborough, or his hardly less celebrated duchess. * We have looked...Dispatches of John Churchill, First Duke of...8vo. Memoirs of Sarah, Duchess of Marlborough, and of the Court...Correspondence of Sarah, Duchess of Marlborough...
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Memoirs of the Duke of Marlborough: With His Original Correspondence, Collected from the Family Records at Blenheim and Other Authentic Sources - Vol. 2
Book by William Coxe, John Wade; H.G. Bohn, 1847
Subjects: Great Britain--History--Anne, 1702-1714, Marlborough, John Churchill--Duke Of--1650-1722
...king of Prussia, Marlborough observes p. 53...UXORIOUSNESS OF MARLBOROUGH. A remarkable trait in Marlborough is the constancy...attachment for the duchess. It was the ruling...his adorable Sarah; and the last and...
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An Eightieth Year Tribute to Winston Churchill: Statesman, Historian, Sportsman, Soldier, and Orator
Book by Bruce Ingram; 1954
Subjects: Churchill, Winston--Sir--1874-1965
...MARLBOROUGH," FROM WHOM SIR WINSTON CHURCHILL DESCENDS; BY SIR GODFREY KNELLER. By Permission of the Duke of Marlborough. THE CELEBRATED WIFE OF JOHN CHURCHILL, FIRST DUKE OF MARLBOROUGH: "SARAH, DUCHESS OF MARLBOROUGH," FORMERLY SARAH...
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The Age of Churchill
Book by Peter De Mendelssohn; Knopf, 1961
Subjects: Churchill, Winston--Sir--1874-1965
...Manchester, Consuelo, Duchess of, 36 Manchester...Countess of, 390 Marlborough, James Ley, third Earl of, 6 , 14 Marlborough, John Churchill, first Duke of...442 , 466 , 492 Marlborough, Sarah, first Duchess...
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Winston Churchill: The Years of Preparation
Book by Lewis Broad; Hawthorn Books, 1958
Subjects: Churchill, Winston--Sir--1874-1965
...generally devoted. Mrs. Churchill was as successful...of his marriage, Churchill repeated the good...great Duke, for whom Sarah, his Duchess, was the true love...to John, Duke of Marlborough." Winston Churchill showed that he shared...
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journal articles on: Marlborough Sarah Churchill Duchess Of  - 5 results

 
 
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Reviewed Elsewhere
Journal article by Danyll Wills, Daphne Spain, Kathryn Kish Sklar, Stuart Nicholson, Gretchen Rous Besser, Tony Maniaty, Edward Ousselin; Biography, Vol. 26, 2003
Subjects: Books--Reviews, Deep in a Dream: The Long Night of Chet Baker (Book), Faith: Faith Bandler, Gentle Activist (Book), Honore de Baizac: un genie europeen? (Book), Jane Addams and the Dream of American Democracy (Book), Lou, histoire d'une femme libre (Book), Maurice Barres (Book), Saint Augustin: Les Actes de paroles (Book), Samurai William (Book)--Reviews
...Apr. 20, 2002: D10--11. Churchill, Sarah, Duchess of Marlborough The Favourite: Sarah, Duchess of Marlborough. Ophelia Field. London: Hodder...Australian, Oct. 26-27, 2002: 12. Churchill, Winston Winston Churchill. John...
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Writings of Canterbury Cathedral Clergy, 1700-1800
Journal article by Stanford Lehmberg; Anglican and Episcopal History, Vol. 73, 2004
Subjects: Anglican churches, Canterbury Cathedral-England, Clergy, English literature, Publishing, Religious history, Sermons, Theology
...bishopric) in 1750, and archbishop of Canterbury in 1758. While at Oxford he became a good friend of Sarah Churchill, duchess of Marlborough, whose palace at Blenheim was nearby. George II had been impressed with Seckers sermon on the death...
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The New Atalantis and Varronian Satire
Journal article by Aaron Santesso; Philological Quarterly, Vol. 79, 2000
Subjects: Allegories--18th century, Manley, Dalarivier--Criticism, interpretation, etc., Satire--Criticism, interpretation, etc., The New Atalantis (Book)--Criticism, interpretation, etc., Women authors--18th century
...attacks on familiar figures such as John Churchill, Duke of Marlborough, and Sarah, Duchess of Marlborough, as well as Halifax, Godolphin, and...Oxford, while Tories identified him with Marlborough (see, for example, Addison Ward...
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Queen Anne
Journal article by Richard Wilkinson; History Review, 1998
Subjects: Anne, Queen of England--Political activity, United Kingdom--History, 1603-1714 (Stuarts)
...Robes, Sarah Duchess of Marlborough. As the carriage...jewellery which Sarah had laid out...John Duke of Marlborough, Commander...fortune, John Churchill. `Till death...between Anne and Sarah, Duchess of Marlborough The Whig Junto...
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A Puritan Subject's Panegyrics to Queen Anne
Journal article by Barbara Olive; Studies in English Literature, 1500-1900, Vol. 42, 2002
Subjects: Anne, Queen of Great Britain and Ireland--Portrayals, depictions, etc., Chudleigh, Mary--Criticism, interpretation, etc., English literature, 1700-1775 (Early 18th century)--Political aspects, English poetry--Women authors, Laudatory poetry--18th century, Politics in literature--18th century, Puritans--Authorship
...the duke of Marlborough, though typically...Marlboroughs wife Sarah Churchill, was a strong...thanking the duchess for the attention...the court of Churchill and the duke of Marlborough was realizing...Chudleigh, Sarah Fyge Egerton...


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Birth of Sarah, Duchess of Marlborough: June 5th, 1660
Magazine article; History Today, Vol. 60, June 2010
Subjects: Churchill, Sarah Jennings, Duchess of Marlborough--Biography, Duchesses--Biography
Birth of Sarah, Duchess of Marlborough: June 5th, 1660. Her...influence on the baby Sarah and she, in time, on...Jennings, but she was born Sarah Jenyns to an impoverished...young man named John Churchill, a promising army officer...
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Marlborough Country: Charles Spencer Tells How the Victories of His Great Ancestor John Churchill Have Always Fascinated Him
Magazine article by Charles Spencer; History Today, Vol. 54, August 2004
Subjects: Battle of Blenheim, 1704, British history, Churchill, John--Achievements and awards
...Churchill, Duke of Marlborough! Thats right...General Charles Churchill, his brother...Winston S. Churchill was researching...his life of Marlborough, Grandfather...of John and Sarah Marlborough...discovered that Duchess Sarah had fallen...
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Blair's Inspirations: Not Marx, Hazlitt
Magazine article by Robert Taylor; New Statesman, Vol. 135, June 26, 2006
Subjects: Blair, Tony--Beliefs, opinions and attitudes, Hazlitt, William--Appreciation, Marxism--Forecasts and trends, Philosophy, Marxist--Forecasts and trends
...inspiration for the ambitious who like to travel light. Foots collection of essays covers such figures as Sarah, Duchess of Marlborough, Randolph Churchill and Lord Beaverbrook--not exactly a pantheon of left-wing heroes. ILLUSTRATION OMITTED One...
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Coronation of Queen Anne
Magazine article by Richard Cavendish; History Today, Vol. 52, April 2002
Subjects: Anne, Queen of England--Conduct of life, Coronations--History, Queens--Conduct of life, United Kingdom--History, 1603-1714 (Stuarts)
...school days, Sarah Jennings...wife of John Churchill, Earl of Marlborough. Marlborough...and Crown. Marlborough was swiftly...the Dutch. Sarah was made mistress...managed by the Duchess of Somerset...and Sarah Churchill would be sent...


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Marlborough Woman; the Duchess of Marlborough Leads an Extraordinary Double Life: She Spends Half Her Time as Mistress of Blenheim, Britain's Most Magnificent Palace, and the Other Half as an Abstract Artist Who Exhibits in New York's Meatpacking District. Isn't Life Grand, Says Godfrey Barker Photographs by Pascal Chevallier Styled by Gianluca Longo
Newspaper article; The Evening Standard (London, England), October 8, 2004
...Marlborough Woman; the Duchess of Marlborough Leads an Extraordinary...the Duchess of Marlborough, sitting in...married the Duke of Marlborough and became the...exploitation of Sarah Lucas. She waves...Alexander Spencer-Churchill, aged only four...
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Advice Saved My Son from Surgery; Janet Tansley Meets a Mother Who Turned to the Internet for a Second Opinion
Newspaper article; Liverpool Echo (Liverpool, England), April 19, 2006
Subjects: Churchill, Sarah Jennings, Duchess of Marlborough
...a Second Opinion. LIKE most young mums Sarah Jennings was thrilled to bits with her...health visitors and even the doctor," says Sarah, 34, from Wirral, "but they all told...the problems. And when specialists told Sarah and partner Peter that Cameron faced an...
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The Real Battles of Blenheim; HENRIETTA SPENCER CHURCHILL Is the Daughter of a Duke and Was Groomed as a Possible Princess of Wales. She Tells MARY RIDDELL about Her Brother's Drug Problems, Her Sad Stepsister, Christina Onassis, and the 82-Year-Old Nanny Who Holds the Churchill Clan Together. Portrait by LICHFIELD
Newspaper article; The Daily Mail (London, England), September 24, 2005
Subjects: Onassis, Christina
...Blenheim And The Churchill Family. Part...and Sunny Marlborough moved into Blenheim...decision by Sarah, the indomitable first duchess, to sue 400...affair with Sunny Marlborough, and there...Henrietta Spencer-Churchill has eased members...
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Queen of All Coffins
Newspaper article; The Daily Mail (London, England), April 17, 2006
...succeeded them in 1702. She was great friends with Sarah Churchill, Duchess of Marlborough, but Sarahs demands on Anne, mainly for honours...the triumph of Sarahs husband, the Duke of Marlborough, at Oudenarde. To Annes great grief, Prince...
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Victorians Rule at Palace; Family Day out BLENHEIM PALACE, WOODSTOCK BLENHEIM PALACE Has Opened for the New Season with a Year of Events Inspired by the Victorians. ANN EVANS Goes Back in Time
Newspaper article; Coventry Evening Telegraph (England), February 23, 2008
...for the first Duke of Marlborough and the birthplace of Sir Winston Churchill - will be concentrating...such as the wilful first Duchess, Sarah Churchill, and the fascinating...Blenheim Palace, the Marlborough family and in particular...
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Marlborough, Sarah Churchill, Duchess Of
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
MARLBOROUGH, SARAH CHURCHILL, DUCHESS OF 1660 1744, confidante...of England. Born Sarah Jennings, she was...she married John Churchill, later 1st duke of Marlborough. On Annes marriage...of her husband, Sarah maintained a close...
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Jennings, Sarah, Duchess of Marlborough
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
JENNINGS, SARAH, DUCHESS OF MARLBOROUGH see Marlborough, Sarah Churchill, duchess of . ____________________ Copyright 2009 Columbia University Press. Used with the permission of Columbia University Press. All rights reserved.
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Marlborough, John Churchill, 1st Duke Of
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...under Yorks patronage and c.1678 married Sarah Jennings (see Marlborough, Sarah Churchill, duchess of ), attendant and friend of Princess...Revolution of 1688. He was created earl of Marlborough at Williams coronation (1689). Marlborough...
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Churchill, Sarah
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
CHURCHILL, SARAH see Marlborough, Sarah Churchill, duchess of . ____________________ Copyright 2009 Columbia University Press. Used with the permission of Columbia University Press. All rights reserved.
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Anne , Queen of England, Scotland, and Ireland
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...because they objected to her favorite, Sarah Jennings (later Sarah Churchill, duchess of Marlborough ), who was to exercise great influence...In the actual fighting on the Continent, Sarah Churchills husband, the duke of Marlborough...
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