Vita's uncle Charles inherited the title and Knole, and it was during his term that the house was handed to the National Trust with an endowment. The Sackville family retained a 200-year lease on private apartments at Knole and still live here today.
What is the history of Knole?
Knole and the Sackvilles What we see today is a remarkably preserved and complete early Jacobean remodelling of a medieval archiepiscopal palace. From an even older manor house, it was built and extended by the Archbishops of Canterbury after 1456.
Who owned Knole Park?
the National Trust
Who is the current Lord Sackville?
Robert Bertrand Sackville-West
Who were Vita Sackville-West's lovers?
In 1927, Sackville-West had an affair with Mary Garman, a member of the Bloomsbury Group; between 1929 and 1931, she maintained a relationship with Hilda Matheson, head of the BBC Talks Department.
Was Vita Sackville-West married?
Harold Nicolsonm. 1913–1962
Who were Harold Nicholson's lovers?
Yet their letters and biographies reveal that both Vita and Harold had numerous same-sex relationships during their life together. On Vita's part this included some very serious relationships most famously, those with Violet Trefusis and Virginia Woolf.
How many lovers did Vita Sackville-West have?
SHE was the married aristocrat whose lust for female lovers saw her bed more than 50 WOMEN. Now Vita Sackville-West's most famous affair — with tragic writer Virginia Woolf — is being explored in a passionate new film based on their letters and diaries.3 Jul 2019
What did Virginia Woolf write about?
While she is best known for her novels, especially Mrs. Dalloway (1925) and To the Lighthouse (1927), Woolf also wrote pioneering essays on artistic theory, literary history, women's writing, and the politics of power.21 Jan 2022
What is Virginia Woolf most famous for?
Virginia Woolf (1882–1941) is recognised as one of the most innovative writers of the 20th century. Perhaps best known as the author of Mrs Dalloway (1925) and To the Lighthouse (1927), she was also a prolific writer of essays, diaries, letters and biographies.
Does anyone live in Knole House?
Of the many Sackville descendants to have lived at Knole House, none can be more fascinating than Vita Sackville-West, a writer who wrote Knole and the Sackvilles (1922). Today Knole House is mostly cared for by the National Trust with more than half of the house is still owned by the Sackville-West family.13 Feb 2015
Is Knole House occupied?
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Location of Knole in Kent