contra mundum
“On becoming the Earl Beauchamp in 1866, Frederick threw himself into the life of the house and the county of Worcestershire (his Catholic sympathies meant that he was viewed with suspicion in royal and political circles, so he confined himself to the shires). He rebuilt large parts of Madresfield in the Gothic style. He beautified the gardens. And he began the tradition of an agricultural show for his tenants (in ‘Brideahead Revisited’ Charles and Sebastian watch just such a show whilst sunbathing on the roof of the house).”
- Mad World by Paula Byrne
- Mad World by Paula Byrne