Hinchingbrooke House

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Hinchingbrooke House in Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, was built around an 11th century nunnery. After the Reformation it passed into the hands of the Cromwell family, and subsequently, became the home of the Earls of Sandwich, including John Montagu, 4th Earl of Sandwich, reputedly the “inventor” of the modern sandwich. It was originally given to Thomas Cromwell along with Ramsey Abbey as a reward for overseeing the dissolution of the monasteries.

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Mary Mapes Dodge St. Nicholas: An Illustrated Magazine for Young Folks Volume XXXIV (New York, NY: The Century Co., 1907)

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