Houses with a History 
DOORS IN THE DRAWING-ROOM OF CLAYDON HOUSE 
thus in life and death, father and son 
are united in the fine Renaissance monu¬ 
ment in Middle Claydon Church. Van 
Dyck’s portrait of King Charles, and the ring 
with the royal miniature, which he gave to 
his Standard Bearer, recovered from the 
severed hand after Edgehill, are now among 
the most valued heirlooms of the family. 
Claydon House was fortunate in escaping 
spoliation either from one side or the other. 
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