So began one of the stranger legal cases in British history. Druce, a successful London retail merchant, had, in fact, been the late 5th Duke in disguise, it seemed improbable, but perhaps not impossible. So when a middle-aged widow named Anna Maria Druce claimed in court in 1898 that her late father-in-law T.C. He communicated with his servants by written message and traveled mostly at night, with a lantern attached to his belt.
It might also be said he lived an underground life, avoiding human contact whenever possible. At his order, tunnels, a ballroom, a church and a vast network of chambers were constructed underneath his estate at Welbeck Abbey in England. OL20234909W Page_number_confidence 92.72 Pages 370 Partner Innodata Pdf_module_version 0.0.18 Ppi 360 Rcs_key 24143 Republisher_date 20220222154859 Republisher_operator Republisher_time 689 Scandate 20220212232249 Scanner Scanningcenter cebu Scribe3_search_catalog isbn Scribe3_search_id 9781631492310 Tts_version 4.The stupendously wealthy 5th Duke of Portland had a very weird obsession: building underground. Access-restricted-item true Addeddate 11:07:15 Bookplateleaf 0002 Boxid IA40369315 Camera Sony Alpha-A6300 (Control) Collection_set printdisabled External-identifier
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