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Barrington House is the estate of the Duke and Duchess of Wessex and a secondary setting of A Very Scandalous Proposal.

History and Location
The Montjoys were elevated from barons/baronesses to dukes/duchesses in 1850, as a result of a private favor to Prince Albert. In the Montjoy family, the estate is traditionally passed on to the next heir on his or her thirtieth birthday, which is celebrated with a formal debut. It is this debut that serves as the important deadline for much of the plot, as Simon/Ava tries to convince his/her grandmother and grandfather that they should leave the estate to him/her rather than his/her third cousin, Hugo Lawson.

Barrington House has been home to a variety of colorful noblemen and women throughout history. Your character's interest in the Montjoy family started when you found a memoir from Gemma that said she 'bought my freedom from [my husband], and comfort for life, in exchange for silence.' A particular favorite of Simon/Ava is "Randy Miranda," a duchess who was rumored to have a lover from each of the great houses (coupled with a total lack of interest in her husband). S/he also recounts the story of Gerald, who was a 'rabid' animal lover who was known for seating all seventeen of his pet spaniels with him every night at dinner and maintained that you could read the future in their droppings, refusing to allow them to be cleaned up until his psychic had read the leavings for him.

Barrington House

 * Drawing room
 * Gallery room
 * Ballroom
 * Margaret's sitting room/office?
 * Blythe Suite
 * Pevensie Suite
 * Simon/Ava's suite
 * Library
 * Dining room
 * Kitchen

Barrington House Grounds

 * Greenhouse
 * Gardens
 * Stables
 * Plum orchards
 * Apple orchards
 * Cherry orchards
 * Meadows
 * Pond
 * Dowager house

Barrington Village

 * Pub
 * Hotel

Trivia

 * In the initial tour, Juliet Clarke mentions a number of historical trivia about the house.
 * The staircase is inlaid with Blue John because the seventh duke was partial to it.
 * The drawing room was part of a suite original designed to lure George III and Queen Charlotte to visit the house. Unfortunately for the then-duchess, something referred to only as 'the infamous quail-duck-oose incident' permanently soured the relationship between the two women. However, it also went down in history as one of the first 'food in a food in food achievements.'
 * During your book reading, you mention that the Barrington cabaret closed in 1945, but that Simon/Ava may reopen it. It is unclear if the cabaret was located in Barrington House itself or the village.