28 Mar 2018 – 4 Nov 2018
Exhibition 'A Patriotic Peace - The 5th Marquess of Lansdowne and World War I' in Bowood House and Gardens
In November 1917 Lord Lansdowne performed a remarkable act of political courage, one that saw him effectively excommunicated and branded a traitor.
What led a highly successful statesman and diplomat to publish the Peace Letter?
This special exhibition, drawn from the Bowood archives, explores the world and personal events that led Lord Lansdowne to publicly decry the mass slaughter in Europe and call for a negotiated peace with Germany. His aims were similar to those of President Woodrow Wilson of the United States of America, but, while President Wilson was celebrated for his efforts, Lord Lansdowne was vilified and forgotten by history.
