Holkham Hall
The punishing gluttony of Georgian high living
Even in the grandest country houses guests were expected to eat and drink to excess, on chairs covered in wipe-clean leather and with chamber pots handy
Sinister accidents abound
The old adage that everyone has a novel in them has a new version: anyone can write a thriller. Celebrity…
Chasing nostalgia
The true English disease is Downton Syndrome. Symptoms include a yearning for a past of chivalry, grandeur and unambiguously stratified…
Anne Glenconner: My Christmas gift from Queen Mary
At the age of 87 I find myself not just a first-time author, but a bestseller. I’ve always told stories,…
