Editing Kenneth Clark (section)

==Family and personal life==
In 1927 Clark married a fellow student, Elizabeth Winifred Martin, known as "Jane" (1902–1976), the daughter of Robert Macgregor Martin, a Dublin businessman, and his wife, [[Emily Winifred Dickson]]. The couple had three children: [[Alan Clark|Alan]], in 1928, and twins, Colette (known as Celly, pronounced "Kelly") and [[Colin Clark (filmmaker)|Colin]], in 1932.<ref name=dnb/>

Away from his official duties, Clark enjoyed what he described as "the Great Clark Boom" in the 1930s. He and his wife lived and entertained in considerable style in a large house in [[Portland Place]]. In Piper's words, "the Clarks in joint alliance became stars of London high society, intelligentsia, and fashion, from Mayfair to Windsor".<ref name=dnb/>

The Clarks' marriage was devoted but stormy. Clark was a womaniser, and although Jane had love affairs, notably with the composer [[William Walton]], she took some of her husband's extramarital relationships badly.<ref>Lloyd, p. 197</ref> She suffered severe mood swings and later alcoholism and a stroke.<ref>Secrest, p. 217</ref> Clark remained firmly supportive of his wife during her decline.<ref name=dnb/> The Clarks' relations with their three children were sometimes difficult, particularly with their elder son, Alan. He was regarded by his father as a fascist by conviction though also as the ablest member of the Clark family "parents included";<ref>Stourton, pp. 205 and 237</ref> he became a [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]] member of parliament and junior minister, and a celebrated diarist.<ref>Ure, John [http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/72838 "Clark, Alan Kenneth (1928–1999)"], ''Oxford Dictionary of National Biography'', Oxford University Press, 2004, retrieved 19 June 2017 {{ODNBsub}}</ref> The younger son, Colin, became a film-maker, who among other work directed his father in television series in the 1970s.<ref>[https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/1416536/Colin-Clark.html "Obituary: Colin Clark"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120420050742/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/1416536/Colin-Clark.html |date=20 April 2012 }}, ''The Telegraph'', 19 December 2002</ref> The twin daughter, Colette, became an official and board member of the [[Royal Opera House]]; she outlived her parents and brothers, and was the key source for James Stourton's authorised biography of her father, published in 2016.<ref>Stourton, pp. 253 and 415</ref>
[[File:Saltwood Castle and wall.JPG|thumb|[[Saltwood Castle]], Kent, bought by Clark in 1953]]

During the Second World War the Clarks lived at [[Capo Di Monte, Hampstead|Capo Di Monte]], a "cottage" in [[Hampstead]], or rather "three cottages knocked into one", <ref name="Norris1968">{{cite book|author=Mavis Norris|title=The Book of Hampstead|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=TNFAAAAAYAAJ|year=1968|publisher=High Hill Press|page=118|isbn=9780900462009}}</ref> before moving to the much larger [[Upper Terrace House]] nearby.<ref>Cumming, p. 256</ref> They moved in 1953 when Clark bought the [[Norman architecture|Norman]] castle of [[Saltwood Castle|Saltwood]] in Kent, which became the family home.<ref>Secrest, p. 190</ref> In his later years he passed the castle to his elder son, moving to a purpose-built house in the grounds.<ref>Secrest, p. 235</ref>

Jane Clark died in 1976. Her death was expected, but left Clark devastated. Several of his women friends had hopes of marriage to him. His closest female friend, across thirty years, was the photographer [[Janet Woods]], wife of the engraver [[Reynolds Stone]];<ref>[https://www.americamagazine.org/arts-culture/2017/04/17/critic-curator-broadcaster-and-scoundrel-man-behind-epic-documentary "Critic, curator, broadcaster and scoundrel: the man behind the epic documentary 'Civilisation'"], ''America Magazine'', 17 April 2017</ref> in common with Clark's daughter and sons, she was dismayed when he announced his intention to marry Nolwen de Janzé-Rice, daughter of [[Frederic de Janze|Frederic]] and [[Alice de Janzé]].<ref name=s388>Stourton, pp. 388–390</ref> The family felt that Clark was acting precipitately in marrying someone he had not known well for very long, but the wedding took place in November 1977.<ref name=s388/> Clark and his second wife remained together until his death.<ref name=s398/>

===Beliefs===
Clark's parents were [[Liberal Party (UK)|Liberal]] in outlook, and Ruskin's social and political views influenced the young Clark.<ref>Secrest, p. 11; and Stourton pp. 5 and 10</ref> [[Mary Beard (classicist)|Mary Beard]] wrote in a ''[[The Guardian|Guardian]]'' article that Clark was a lifelong [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]] voter.<ref name=beard/>  His religious outlook was unconventional, but he believed in the divine, rejected atheism, and found the [[Church of England]] too secular in its outlook.<ref>Stourton, pp. 304–305</ref>{{refn|Clark's widow said that her husband always had a profound Christian sensitivity, and that whenever he went into a church in search of works of art he would first kneel and pray.<ref name=convert>"Convert Clark", ''The Times'', 15 October 1983, p. 8</ref>|group= n}}  Shortly before his death he was received into the [[Roman Catholic Church]].<ref name=convert/><ref>"Memorial services: Lord Clark, OM, CH", ''The Times'', 14 October 1983, p. 14</ref>