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…
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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….
Unraveling the Roosevelt and Churchill Nude Bath Story with Robert Schmuhl
It’s one of the most enduring anecdotes about the Special Relationship: Winston Churchill, emerging naked from his bath at the White House, encounters President Franklin D. Roosevelt. Unabashed, Churchill declares, “The Prime Minister of Great…
Inside Country Life Magazine – Architecture, Heritage, and the Soul of Rural Britain with John Goodall
For over 125 years, Country Life magazine has chronicled the architecture, gardens, and social world of rural Britain. From stately homes to parish churches, from landscape design to country sports, the publication has become the…
Debunking Churchill Myths – Alcoholism, Depression, and Racism with Justin Reisch of the International Churchill Society
Winston Churchill remains one of history’s most studied, most quoted, and most mythologized figures. But how much of what we think we know about him is actually true? The legends surrounding Britain’s wartime leader range…
