WILLIAM CAVENDISH, Duke of Newcastle (1593 – 1676) was a royal courtier, poet, soldier and master horseman… and Bolsover Castle was his ‘jewel’. Dudley Wheatcroft reports
WILLIAM Cavendish, first Duke of Newcastle was a poet, courtier and Royalist general with a love of art and architecture. But he is perhaps best known today for his love of horses and most especially, the art of manege, which evolved into the intricate sport of dressage as seen in the London Olympics last year…