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Tending the royal bottom might be considered one of the worst jobs in
Most of us will never know what it’s like to live in a country pile – the kind with a mile-long carriage drive, acres of parkland dotted with deer, and gilded rooms stuffed with Chippendale furniture
That threatened thrones
Forget the standard double: country-house sleeping arrangements have undergone all sorts of intriguing (and eyebrow-raising) shifts throughout history, observes Melanie Cable-Alexander
Kitchen island or table? It’s a little distinction that makes a big difference to the appearance and function of a kitchen or utility room, finds Arabella Youens
Mistress: A History of Women and their Country ...
Terry towelling–whether it be clothing babies, adorning a poolside Bond or mopping tennis players’ brows–altered domestic life forever, discovers Matthew Dennison
