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By the way, the hero of the battle is the Duke of Marlborough named John Churchill, Sir Winston Churchill's ancestor. *Since the battle was a major victory over the mighty French, Britain's queen then rewarded John Churchill this extremely beautiful palace at her own expense! Indeed, it was at her own expense since it would have been tough to raise taxes on the citizens just to build this lavish & very extravagant palace even if John Churchill is a major hero of Britain. Building this palace then must have been a drain to the queens coffers!
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