Originally built in 1703, as the London home of the Duke of Buckingham, Buckingham House was acquired by the newly married King George III in 1761, as an escape from the nearby St James’s Palace, the

The Marlborough Family by Sir Joshua Reynolds

An award-winning restoration has transformed the interior of this fire-damaged great house in time for the celebrations surrounding the tercentenary of the death of its designer, Sir John Vanbrugh. John Goodall reports

Located in the heart of the Herefordshire countryside and surrounded by a moat, this romantic timber-framed house contains over 600 years of history within its walls

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Marian Boswall believes the monarch’s vision of “harmony” will have lasting impact