Woodstock
a market town of Oxfordshire, England, on the Glyme, 7 miles N. N. W. of Oxford; has a chapel mostly rebuilt in 1785, but retaining fragments of 12th century work. The glory of the place is Blenheim Palace, in whose park, laid out by Capability Brown, the tiny Glyme is spanned by a mighty bridge, then widens into an artificial lake, while the trees are ranged as were the troops at Marlborough's victory. The palace itself, designed by Vanbrugh, covers seven acres, and is a heavy, imposing pile, with rich art collections, though its "Titian Gallery" was destroyed by fire in 1861. Glove sewing is the leading industry of Woodstock.
The legends of Fair Rosamond's labyrinth and murder by Queen Eleanor, of Ælfred's and Chaucer's residence at Woodstock, must be abandoned; but as a royal manor from immemorial times Woodstock has played a part in history. mentary commissioners, as told in Scott's and Rhys paid homage, Edward the Black Prince was born, and Elizabeth was kept in ward by the "just Devil mentary commissioners, as told in Scott's Devil " disturbed the Parliaby Mary. Here, too, house. less demolition of the ancient manor to the victor of Blenheim, and the ruth- ing end. Lastly, in 1704, came the grant to the victor of Blenheim, and the ruthless demolition of the ancient manor house.
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