Historic Houses elects its first woman president — and she’s an American | Bricks & Mortar | The Times

It’s absolutely pouring at Knebworth House, but Martha Lytton Cobbold is not deterred. Umbrella up and wellies on, she’s ready for our pandemic-friendly stomp around the gardens.If you’ve been

Source: Historic Houses elects its first woman president — and she’s an American | Bricks & Mortar | The Times

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Inside the Yorkshire stately home abandoned for decades and left to rot – YorkshireLive

Rich in history, the Grade II-listed building near York has been unused for decades

Source: Inside the Yorkshire stately home abandoned for decades and left to rot – YorkshireLive

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Julie Montagu, the viscountess trying to save the ancestral pile | Times2 | The Times

In the recent glorious weather Mapperton, in Dorset, named by Country Life the finest manor house in Britain, has never looked finer. The 15 acres of Italianate gardens echo with birdsong, the roses

Source: Julie Montagu, the viscountess trying to save the ancestral pile | Times2 | The Times

Always fascinating to read how modern aristocratic families are keeping things going in difficult times.

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English Historical Fiction Authors: Entailment in English Inheritance Laws during the Regency Era

Entailment in English Inheritance Laws during the Regency Era

Source: English Historical Fiction Authors: Entailment in English Inheritance Laws during the Regency Era

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