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Brown Lady of Raynham Hall : ウィキペディア英語版 | Brown Lady of Raynham Hall
The Brown Lady of Raynham Hall is a ghost, which reportedly haunts Raynham Hall in Norfolk in England. It became one of the most famous hauntings in Great Britain when photographers from ''Country Life'' magazine claimed to have captured its image. The "Brown Lady" is so named because of the brown brocade dress it is claimed she wears. ==Identity of the ghost==
According to legend, the "Brown Lady of Raynham Hall" is the ghost of Lady Dorothy Walpole (1686–1726), the sister of Robert Walpole, generally regarded as the first Prime Minister of Great Britain. She was the second wife of Charles Townshend, who was notorious for his violent temper. The story says that when Townshend discovered that his wife had committed adultery with Lord Wharton he punished her by locking her in her rooms in the family home, Raynham Hall. According to Mary Wortley Montagu, Dorothy was in fact entrapped by the Countess of Wharton. She invited Dorothy over to stay for a few days knowing that her husband would never allow her to leave it, not even to see her children. She remained at Raynham Hall until her death in 1726 from smallpox.
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