Built / Designed For: 1st Earl of Huntingdon

Collections: The collection at Maxtoke includes a 15th century chair upon which Henry VII was crowned after the Battle of Bosworth Field in 1485; a table owned by Sir Everard Digby, around which the Gunpowder Plot was planned in 1605; and a whispering door (two doors with a common jamb) brought from Kenilworth Castle.

John Bernard (J.B.) Burke, published under the title of A Visitation of the Seats and Arms of the Noblemen and Gentlemen of Great Britain and Ireland, among other titles: Vol. I, p. 178, 1852.

John Preston (J.P.) Neale, published under the title of Views of the Seats of Noblemen and Gentlemen in England, Wales, Scotland, and Ireland, among other titles: Vol. IV, 1821.

Country Life: XIX, 54, 1906. XLVII, 140, 170, 1920. CLV, 842, 930, 1974.

House Listed: Grade I

Park Listed: Not Listed

Current Seat / Home of: Michael Fetherston-Dilke; Fetherston-Dilke family here since the 17th century.

Past Seat / Home of: Sir William de Clinton, 1st Earl of Huntingdon, 14th century. Humphrey Stafford, 1st Duke of Buckingham, 15th century. Sir Thomas Dilke, late 16th century.

Current Ownership Type: Individual / Family Trust

Primary Current Ownership Use: Private Home

House Open to Public: Limited Access

Email: [email protected]

Website: http://maxstoke.com/

Historic Houses Member: No