Great Houses, Modern Aristocrats - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Great Houses, Modern Aristocrats write by James Reginato. This book was released on 2016-10-04. Great Houses, Modern Aristocrats available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. This stunning book presents the intriguing stories and celebrated histories of some of the leading families of Great Britain and Ireland and the opulent residences that have defined their heritages. The history of England is inextricably linked with the stories of its leading aristocratic dynasties and the great seats they have occupied for centuries. As the current owners speak of the critical roles their ancestors have played in the nation, they bring history alive. All of these houses have survived great wars, economic upheavals, and, at times, scandal. Filled with stunning photography, this book is a remarkably intimate and lively look inside some of Britain’s stateliest houses, with the modern-day aristocrats who live in them and keep them going in high style. This book presents a tour of some of England’s finest residences, with many of the interiors shown here for the first time. It includes Blenheim Palace—seven acres under one roof, eclipsing the splendor of any of the British royal family’s residences—property of the Dukes of Marlborough; the exquisite Old Vicarage in Derbyshire, last residence of the late Dowager Duchess of Devonshire (née Deborah Mitford); Haddon Hall, a vast crenellated 900-year-old manor house belonging to the Dukes of Rutland that has been called the most romantic house in England; and the island paradises on Mustique and St. Lucia of the 3rd Baron Glenconner. This book is perfect for history buffs and lovers of traditional interior design and English country life.
Aspects of Aristocracy
Aspects of Aristocracy - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Aspects of Aristocracy write by David Cannadine. This book was released on 1994-01-01. Aspects of Aristocracy available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. He reconstructs the extraordinary financial history of the dukes of Devonshire, narrates the story of the Cozens-Hardys, a Norfolk family who played a remarkably varied part in the life of their county, and offers a controversial reappraisal of the forebears, lives, work, and personalities of Harold Nicolson and Vita Sackville-West - a portrait, notes Cannadine, of more than a marriage.
Aristocrats
Aristocrats - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Aristocrats write by Lawrence James. This book was released on 2010-09-02. Aristocrats available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. For nine hundred years the British aristocracy has considered itself ideally qualified to rule others, make laws and guide the fortunes of the nation. Tracing the history of this remarkable supremacy, ARISTOCRATS is a story of wars, intrigue, chicanery and extremes of both selflessness and greed. James also illuminates how the aristocracy's infatuation with classical art has forged our heritage, how its love of sport has shaped our pastimes and values - and how its scandals have entertained the public. Impeccably researched, balanced and brilliantly entertaining, ARISTOCRATS is an enthralling history of power, influence and an extraordinary knack for survival.
The Great Houses of London
The Great Houses of London - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Great Houses of London write by David Pearce. This book was released on 1986. The Great Houses of London available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
Noble Ambitions
Noble Ambitions - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Noble Ambitions write by Adrian Tinniswood. This book was released on 2021-09-21. Noble Ambitions available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. A rollicking tour of the English country home after World War II, when swinging London collided with aristocratic values As the sun set slowly on the British Empire, its mansions fell and rose. Ancient families were reduced to demolishing the parts of their stately homes they could no longer afford, dukes and duchesses desperately clung to their ancestral seats, and a new class of homeowners bought their way into country life. A delicious romp, Noble Ambitions pulls us into these crumbling halls of power, leading us through the juiciest bits of postwar aristocratic history—from Mick Jagger dancing at deb balls to the scandals of Princess Margaret. Capturing the spirit of the age, historian Adrian Tinniswood proves that the country house is not only an iconic symbol, but a lens through which to understand the shifting fortunes of the British elite in an era of monumental social change.
