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Where To Stream Hidden Treasures of the National Trust Season 3 Episode 4

Women on the Frontline

A look at the battle to save the homes of two formidable women who refused to bow down to the enemies at their gates but who suffered very different fates after the English Civil War. In west London, on the banks of the river Thames, sits one of the grandest Stuart residences in England – Ham House. Ham was home to Elizabeth Murray, who would become the Duchess of Lauderdale. From a staunchly Royalist family, she was able to find personal favour with Cromwell while secretly supporting the...