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Although born in London, he grew up at his family's seat, Longleat, a great Elizabethan house set in its 18th century parkland, landscaped by Capability Brown. After studying at Christ Church College, Oxford University, he travelled across Europe and, realising the strength in diversity amongst people, grew to believe that Wessex would be better off as a devolved region within the United Kingdom. He stood in the February 1974 General Election as a Wessex Regionalist and a short time after the election helped form the Wessex Regionalist Party. He stood for the party in the first ever elections to the European ParliamentThe European Parliament is the parliamentary body of the European Union. Other organisations of European countries such as NATO, the OSCE, the Council of Europe, and the Western European Union have parliamentary assemblies as well, but the European Parlia in 1979Events January-February January 1 Sino-American relations: United States and the People's Republic of China establish diplomatic relations January 4 State of Ohio agrees to pay $675,000 to families of dead and injured in Kent State University shootings..
Thynne has written several novels and later sat in the House of LordsThis article is about the British House of Lords. See also the historical Irish House of Lords. The House of Lords is a component of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which also includes the Sovereign and the British House of Commons. The House of Lor after inheriting his father's title. Amongst other things he spoke on the need for devolution for the regions of England, until he lost his place in the House of Lords after the Labour government's reforms excluded most of the hereditary peers.