Castle of Otranto
Horatio Walpole, 4th Earl of Orford was born on 24th September 1717. Walpole was the son of the First British Prime Minister to be recognised as such; Sir Robert Walpole.
Nowadays he is almost always called Horace rather than his given Horatio. During his life he displayed his talents across many areas: as a writer, art historian, man of letters, antiquarian and Whig politician.
In the modern age ...
Horatio Walpole, 4th Earl of Orford was born on 24th September 1717. Walpole was the son of the First British Prime Minister to be recognised as such; Sir Robert Walpole.
Nowadays he is almost always called Horace rather than his given Horatio. During his life he displayed his talents across many areas: as a writer, art historian, man of letters, antiquarian and Whig politician.
In the modern age ...
