Coming Soon : Chris Steele-Perkins’ book "A Place In The Country".
Holkham Hall: a modern-day DowntonThere’s a butler, a gamekeeper, a cook – and everyone swears it’s nothing like Downton Abbey. But what keeps a country estate alive in 2014? Magnum photographer Chris...
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Husky was founded in 1965 by retired American airman Steve Gulyas and his wife Edna/ - Husky Ltd in Tostock, Suffolk.– UK.Husky was sold in 90’s to Saviero Moschillo, Italy.Described in...
View ArticleThe urgent need of slowing down in the way we experience and approach art in...
Fighting for a snapshot of the Mona Lisa at the Louvre. Some psychologists suggest that taking a slower, more contemplative approach at museums could make visitors more likely to connect with the...
View ArticleRemembering the great Jimmy Edwards . Watch the VÍDEO bellow /Whacko! [1960]/...
Jimmy Edwards, DFC (23 March 1920 – 7 July 1988) was an English comedic script writer and comedy actor on both radio and television, best known as Pa Glum in Take It From Here and as the headmaster...
View ArticleRowing Blazers by Jack Carlson.
HenleyRoyal Regatta: secrets of the rowing blazerA new book reveals the history of the rowing blazer – and explains why Dutch rowers have to wear blazers covered in sweat, beer and river waterPosted...
View ArticleThe Return of the Desert Boots.
C. & J. Clark International Ltd, trading as Clarks, is a British, international shoe manufacturer and retailer. It was founded in 1825 by Quaker brothers Cyrus and James Clark in Street, Somerset,...
View ArticleThe Meinertzhagen Mystery. "The Life and Legend of a Colossal Fraud.", by...
“Tall, handsome, charming Col. Richard Meinertzhagen (1878–1967) was an acclaimed British war hero, a secret agent, and a dean of international ornithology. His exploits inspired three biographies,...
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Mrs Robinson's Disgrace by Kate Summerscale: reviewA fascinating personal diary opens up the world of the middle classes in 1850, says Philippa Gregory, reviewing Mrs Robinson's Disgrace by Kate...
View ArticleThe petit Théâtre of Marie-Antoinette
The Petit Théâtre de la Reine (English: The Queen's Theatre) is a small theatre at Versaillesnear the Petit Trianon. It was designed and built in 1780 on the orders of Marie Antoinette. Her favorite...
View ArticleLes Petits Appartements à Versailles, by Richard Mique. VÍDEO...
The fame of the petit appartement de la reine rests squarely in the hands of the last queen of France during the Ancien Régime. The restored state of the rooms that one sees today at Versailles closely...
View ArticleThe Riot Club .
The Universal Pictures film The Riot Club set for release in September 2014 is a film adaptation of Laura Wade's play Posh Laura Wade: ‘It’s the last time they can let their hair down’Laura Wade’s play...
View ArticleLast Mitford sister, Deborah, Dowager Duchess of Devonshire, dies at 94
Last Mitford sister, Deborah, Dowager Duchess of Devonshire, dies at 94BBC NEWS / 24 September 2014http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-29348946Deborah, the Dowager Duchess of Devonshire, and the last surviving...
View ArticleDownton Abbey Series 5. ITV: Downton Abbey Series 5 Official trailer
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