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Dorothy Townshend, Viscountess Townshend (née Walpole), was an English aristocrat, born on 18 September 1686 at Houghton Hall. She was the thirteenth child born to Robert Walpole and Mary Burwell. Sometime before 25 July 1713, she married Charles Townshend, 2nd Viscount Townshend, and became his second wife.
According to legend, the apparition is that of Dorothy Walpole (1686–1726), the sister of Robert Walpole, generally regarded as the first Prime Minister of Great Britain. She was the second wife of Charles Townshend, 2nd Viscount Townshend, who was notorious for his violent temper.
9 de jun. de 2023 · In a fit of rage, Townshend subjected Dorothy to a life of confinement within the walls of Raynham Hall. She was kept isolated from the outside world, her every move monitored and controlled. This cruel punishment was a stark contrast to the joy and freedom she had once known.
9 de ago. de 2021 · According to legend, The Brown Lady is the ghost of Lady Dorothy Townshend (née Walpole), sister of Britain’s generally considered First Prime Minister Sir Robert Walpole, member of the aristocratic Walpole family, and aunt of antiquarian and gothic revivalist Horace Walpole.
19 de abr. de 2015 · The ghost is thought to be that of Lady Dorothy Townshend, wife of Charles Townshend, 2nd Viscount of Raynham, residents of Raynham Hall in Norfolk, England in the early 1700s. It was rumored that Dorothy, before her marriage to Charles, had been the mistress of Lord Wharton. Charles suspected Dorothy of infidelity.
21 de jun. de 2022 · In today's episode we are looking into the life of Dorothy Townshend, a noblewoman who died under mysterious circumstances and subsequently became the ghost known as the Brown Lady of Raynham...
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18 de dez. de 2018 · For 400 years, Raynham Hall had been the seat of the Townshend family. In 1713, Charles Townshend, the second Viscount Townshend, married Dorothy Walpole, the sister of England’s first Prime Minister, Robert Walpole.
