Blenheim Palace

British

noun

a palace in Woodstock in Oxfordshire: built (1705–22) by Sir John Vanbrugh for the 1st Duke of Marlborough as a reward from the nation for his victory at Blenheim; gardens laid out by Henry Wise and Capability Brown; birthplace of Sir Winston Churchill (1874)

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Blenheim Palace

Months later thieves broke into Blenheim Palace in the U.K. and ripped out a functioning toilet made of 18-karat solid gold by the Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 13, 2025

It’s a replica of one that was stolen from England’s Blenheim Palace, the birthplace of Winston Churchill.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 1, 2025

Three years later, the Guggenheim sent its commode to England’s Blenheim Palace, where it was installed in Winston Churchill’s wood-paneled bathroom.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 31, 2025

A second solid gold toilet is to be auctioned off, after the first casting was stolen from Blenheim Palace in 2019.

From BBC ● Oct. 31, 2025

The clergyman replied that it was not a bit more worldly than a ball at Blenheim Palace at which the Bishop had been present.

From Collections and Recollections by Russell, George William Erskine

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