My ancestors

Cavalier King Charles Spaniels have a most interesting history. My color is called Blenheim after Blenheim Palace, long-time the home of the Duke of Marlborough and also the Churchill family. Here's a painting done by John Singer Sargent in 1905. The Duchess of Marlborough here is the American heiress and famed beauty Consuelo Vanderbilt (1877-1964). She was Winston Churchill's cousin by marriage. Her father gave the Duke $2.5 million, which he sorely needed to make repairs on Blenheim Palace.
Of course, we are more interested in the dogs.