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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.
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.
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19 de abr. de 2015 · According to legend, the “Brown Lady of Raynham Hall” is the ghost of Lady 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, who was notorious for his violent temper.
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.
20 de mai. de 2009 · The Raynham estate is also famed for strange goings-on, with the ghost of Lady Dorothy, Turnip Townshend's wife and sister of our first Prime Minister Robert Walpole, making appearances in the...
