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The Duke was blessed with a rich wife. |
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So he leased this land from the crown, |
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and on it, built a lavish mansion equal to his ambitions. |
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Although not a stone of it is visible today. |
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The Duke might have known how to make a big impression, |
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but he wasn't too good at settling his debts. |
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One day, while the house was being built, |
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the architect took them both up on the roof |
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and then threatened to throw them both off |
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if the Duke didn't pay the wages he owed. |
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Needless to say, the Duke paid up. |
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By the 1760s, the house was up for sale. |
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The young king, George III, |
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snapped it up as the perfect wedding present for his new wife, |
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Queen Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz. |
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An aristocratic mansion became the home of the British monarchy. |
