American Viscountess

By: Julie Montagu Productions Ltd.
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  • When I married into the British Aristocracy it was the start of a wonderfully exciting journey, if a little daunting. I became a Viscountess – and for an American girl from a small town outside Chicago, it was quite a shock. I live with my husband, Luke – heir to the Earl of Sandwich- and our family at Mapperton House in Dorset.  Mapperton is a glorious sandstone house house dating originally from the 1540’s. It is known as Britain’s Finest Manor House and is filled with wonderful treasures collected by Luke’s ancestors.  Living in a place like this is a joy and but also a challenge and every day we’re aware that we are preserving a very special part of Britain’s heritage.  Mapperton has opened up an extraordinary new world for me and I can’t wait to share it with you all – so if you love castles and manors and stately homes as much as I do, please join me as I head off to some of the Britains most spectacular historic homes …On these trips, I’ll be meeting other owners who live and manage these large houses and estates as well as some of the fantastic people who work there too. With them I’ll be exploring the history, the landscapes, the innovations of generations past and present.  I’ll be sure to roll up my sleeves and help with a few jobs along the way.So please join this American Viscountess as I journey into the countryside in search of some of Britain’s Finest Historic Houses.

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  • The ROYAL FAMILY Tree in our Ancestry Tablet & 1000 year old CASTLE | Big REVEAL

    The ROYAL FAMILY Tree in our Ancestry Tablet & 1000 year old CASTLE | Big REVEAL
    Dec 10 2023

    Please support the production of American Viscountess and in particular our high production quality of the Historic Houses by becoming a Patron at https://www.patreon.com/americanviscountess


    Here you'll received all vlogs and Historic House episodes early and ad-free plus behind-the-scenes videos, American Viscountess merchandise and much more! We can’t make these important Historic House episodes without the support of our patrons.


    If you love castles and manors and stately homes get the latest over at my bi-monthly American Viscountess newsletter: https://julie-montagu-ltd.ck.page/9ab3679fb6


    Join the UK's best membership scheme and help preserve Britain's independent heritage (international membership available too!) at https://www.historichouses.org/international/ and use the code AVTV05 to receive £5 off.


    Follow me on Instagram for behind the scenes content: https://www.instagram.com/juliemontagu and https://www.instagram.com/americanviscountess


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    12 mins
  • The UNSOLVED MYSTERY of Our AMERICAN HEIRESS' Nephew's TRAGIC DEATH in 1908

    The UNSOLVED MYSTERY of Our AMERICAN HEIRESS' Nephew's TRAGIC DEATH in 1908
    Dec 3 2023

    a VERY special episode – a visit to the parish church in Cambridgeshire were generations of the Montagu family have been laid to rest. Here I uncover a family tragedy which leads me to the archives and a meeting with my Father-in-law, the 11th Earl of Sandwich, to try and solve a 100 year mystery!


    Please support the production of American Viscountess and in particular our high production quality of the Historic Houses by becoming a Patron at https://www.patreon.com/americanviscountess


    Here you'll received all vlogs and Historic House episodes early and ad-free plus behind-the-scenes videos, American Viscountess merchandise and much more! We can’t make these important Historic House episodes without the support of our patrons.


    If you love castles and manors and stately homes get the latest over at my bi-monthly American Viscountess newsletter: https://julie-montagu-ltd.ck.page/9ab3679fb6


    Join the UK's best membership scheme and help preserve Britain's independent heritage (international membership available too!) at https://www.historichouses.org/international/ and use the code AVTV05 to receive £5 off.


    Follow me on Instagram for behind the scenes content: https://www.instagram.com/juliemontagu and https://www.instagram.com/americanviscountess


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    31 mins
  • WORLD’S FIRST SOLAR POWERED CASTLE | How They Did It | Athelhampton

    WORLD’S FIRST SOLAR POWERED CASTLE | How They Did It | Athelhampton
    Nov 26 2023

    Athelhampton House in Dorset is the focus of this NEW episode of historic house visits here on the American Viscountess channel. Living in and maintaining these homes is both a wonderful privilege and an enormous challenge. And one of the greatest tasks every house owner faces is heating a centuries old building in a sustainable and economical way. Giles Keating at Athelhampton has faced this challenge in a totally pioneering and ingenious way!

    Join me as I visit Athelhampton House - the first solar powered Manor House in England.

    To learn more about Athelhampton: https://www.athelhampton.com


    Please support the production of American Viscountess and in particular our high production quality of the Historic Houses by becoming a Patron at https://www.patreon.com/americanviscountess


    Here you'll received all vlogs and Historic House episodes early and ad-free plus behind-the-scenes videos, American Viscountess merchandise and much more! We can’t make these important Historic House episodes without the support of our patrons.


    If you love castles and manors and stately homes get the latest over at my bi-monthly American Viscountess newsletter: https://julie-montagu-ltd.ck.page/9ab3679fb6


    Join the UK's best membership scheme and help preserve Britain's independent heritage (international membership available too!) at https://www.historichouses.org/international/ and use the code AVTV05 to receive £5 off.


    Follow me on Instagram for behind the scenes content: https://www.instagram.com/juliemontagu and https://www.instagram.com/americanviscountess


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    28 mins

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