This talk is about the extraordinary period in the second half of the 18th century that gave rise to the naturalistic English landscape garden style which dominates in the UK to this day. The talk looks closely at key landscape gardens with many photos, and it focuses on the politics of the time (Glorious Revolution, Whigs vs. Tories, Sir Hugh Walpole) that drove these style changes and led to interesting political messaging in gardens. Key Dutch, Italian and French gardens are discussed which set the stage for the English landscape movement and focus on the following English estates that reflected the movement’s development: Westbury Court, Moor Park, Durham Park, Castle Howard, Rousham House and Stowe House.