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The End of an American Dream?

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Hever Castle in Kent was the setting for Henry VIII 's courtship of Anne Boleyn in the early 16th century. Hever Castle today, however, is the realisation of a 20th-century dream. In 1903, William Waldorf Astor, an eccentric American millionaire, bought the Hever estate, restored and enlarged the moated castle, and filled It with art treasures. Now the Astor heritage is up for sale, and a whole community's future is at stake.
The story of Hever Castle is told by Sonia Beesley.

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Reader:
Sonia Beesley
Producer:
Anne Howells
Source: Radio Times

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