Marble Hill reopens after seven years of restoration work

Just under 300 years ago, one of the country’s earliest Neo-Palladian villas was built next to the Thames, and now, following extensive restoration work, it’s opening up to the public.This is Marble Hill, built for Henrietta Howard, Countess of Suffolk, who is mostly famous for being the mistress of King George II, but was a remarkable woman in her own right at a time when women had hardly any rights at all. Born into decent wealth, she married badly to Charles Howard, who abused his