When you pour your morning tea, you’re participating in a tradition with surprising origins. The British obsession with tea owes much to a Portuguese princess who stepped off a boat in 1662, asked for a…
Date Archives April 2026
The Power and the Glory – The Golden Age of the British Country House with Adrian Tinniswood
The decades before World War I represent the British country house at its zenith: vast estates staffed by armies of servants, weekend parties attended by royalty, architectural splendor funded by industrial fortunes and imperial dividends….
Thornbury Castle: A Tudor Treasure Steeped in Royal History
Exploring the fascinating story of England’s only Tudor castle-turned-hotel, where Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn once walked Nestled in the rolling countryside of Gloucestershire, just a short drive from Bristol, stands one of England’s most…
