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Badminton House is a large country house in Gloucestershire, England, and has been the principal seat of the Dukes of Beaufort since the late 17th century. The architect William Kent renovated and extended the house in the Palladian style in the early 18th century, but many earlier elements remain. The sport of Badminton was invented at the house. In Britain (and also in Ireland) the term country house generally refers to a large house which was built on an agricultural estate as the private residence of the landowner. ... Gloucestershire (pronounced [ ˈglɒstəʃəʳ]; GLOSS-ter-sher) is a ceremonial and administrative county in southwest England. ... Royal motto: Dieu et mon droit (French: God and my right) Englands location within the UK Official language English de facto Capital London de facto Largest city London Area - Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 kmÂ² Population - Total (2001) - Density Ranked 1st UK 49,138,831 377/kmÂ² Ethnicity... Arms of the Duke of Beaufort The title of Duke of Beaufort in the Peerage of England was created by Charles II in 1682 for [[Henry Somerset, 1st Duke of Beaufort|Henry Somerset, 3rd Marquess of Worcester]], a descendant of Charles Somerset, 1st Earl of Worcester, illegitimate son of Henry... (16th century - 17th century - 18th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 17th century was that century which lasted from 1601-1700. ... William Kent (born in Bridlington, Yorkshire, c. ... A villa with a superimposed portico, from Book IV of Palladios I Quattro Libri dellArchitettura, in a modestly priced English translation published in London, 1736. ... (17th century - 18th century - 19th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 18th century refers to the century that lasted from 1701 through 1800. ... This article is about the racquet sport badminton. ...

Queen Mary stayed at Badminton House for much of the Second World War. [] Among the women known to history as Queen Mary are: Mary of Hungary (1371-1395), queen regnant of Hungary, was the daughter of Louis I of Hungary and the wife of Sigismund, Holy Roman Emperor. ... Mushroom cloud from the nuclear explosion over Nagasaki rising 18 km into the air. ...

In the 21st century Badminton House is best known for the annual Badminton Horse Trials. (20th century - 21st century - 22nd century - other centuries) Decades: 2000s 2010s 2020s 2030s 2040s 2050s 2060s 2070s 2080s 2090s In calendars based on the Christian Era or Common Era, such as the Gregorian calendar, the 21st century is the current century, as of this writing. ... The Badminton Horse Trials are one of the four elite international three-day events, as classified by the FEI. Badminton takes place in May each year in the park of Badminton House the seat of the Dukes of Beaufort in Gloucestershire, England. ...

Badminton House is also very strongly associated with fox hunting. Successive Dukes of Beaufort have been masters of the Badminton Hunt, which is probably one of the two most famous hunts in the United Kingdom. However, the British Parliament has passed legislation that will make hunting animals with dogs illegal in the UK from early 2005, so the Badminton Hunt may soon be defunct. A fox hunt Fox hunting is a form of hunting for foxes using a pack of scent hounds. ... The Duke of Beauforts Hunt is one of the oldest and largest of the fox hunting groups in England. ... The Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the supreme legislative institution in the United Kingdom and British overseas territories (it alone has parliamentary sovereignty). ... 2005 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar and is the current year. ...

Badminton was open to the public at one time, but is not at present (as of 2005). 2005 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

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