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The house was completed in 1583 by the Elizabethan Lord Chancellor, Sir Christopher Hatton, who refused to sleep a night in the mansion until Queen Elizabeth I had slept there. Thomas Heneage stayed at Holdenby in July 1583, and wrote to Hatton, congratulating him on the completion of "the best house that hath been built in this age". [2]
The Church of England parish church of All Saints dates from the 14th century. However, it was extensively remodelled in 1843 and 1868. [4]Holdenby House has associations with Sir Christopher Hatton, King James I, his son King Charles I and the Marlborough family.
Newport assumed the name and arms of Hatton circa 1590/91, in lieu of his inheritance from his uncle, Sir Christopher Hatton. [5] Properties included two palatial estates in Northampton, [d] Ely Place in Holborn, [e] and the Isle of Purbeck, which included Corfe Castle, all of which carried debts, creating financial hardship for Hatton, who lacked the revenues of high office enjoyed by his uncle.
The rest of the stained glass is Victorian. At the east end of the south aisle is an alabaster floor memorial to William Holdenby, who died in 1490, and his wife. Also in the church are memorials to other residents of Holdenby House, including Henry Agar-Ellis, 3rd Viscount Clifden, and to members of the White family. [3]
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