Some 18th Century Gossip from Wroxton Abbey
Here’s a Wroxton Abbey trivia question for you: “When did the Prince of Wales, linked romantically to Lady Diana Spencer, visit Wroxton Abbey?” If you’re thinking of that Prince of Wales, and that Lady Di, you’d be off by nearly 250 years. In 1739 Frederick Prince of Wales was the guest of Francis Lord North at Wroxton Abbey. His Royal Highness enjoyed...
The Wroxton Chronicles
I would like to everyone know about two short books recently published about the early days of Fairleigh Dickinson University’s Wroxton College, which has operated in Wroxton Abbey since the 1960s. The first book is the story of the acquisition of Wroxton Abbey, written by FDU founding president Dr. Peter Sammartino: http://www.amazon.com/Wroxton-Dr-Peter-Sammartino/dp/1442167521/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1277835947&sr=8-1 The second book contains the diaries of Walter Savage, one...
The Wroxton Abbey Blog
Welcome to the Wroxton Abbey Blog. The first blogger to write about his time at the Abbey was the first Dean of Wroxton College, Walter Savage. He wrote about his time at the Abbey, spanning the 1960s through the 1980s. You can read his journal here. If you’ve ever been to Wroxton, please feel free to add your own thoughts about the...