Marking a landmark anniversary

Jane Austen spent the last days of her life in rented lodgings in Winchester, Hampshire. Adam Rattray describes the remarkable recent discoveries made about the house in which she died

Back in the early 20th century, thousands of holidaymakers used to visit Brighton each summer, many of whom arrived on the train from London for a rare day out. The resort also attracted a wide variet

The rebellious charm and cruelty of a high-society mischief maker

The Tower at Vita’s home, Sissinghurst Castle ...

ANTHONY ADOLPH is a professional genealogist and the author of 11 books PAUL BLAKE is the author of Tracing Your Insolvent Ancestors KATHERINE COBB is a member of AGRA based in Somerset JAYNE SHRIMPTO

An ocean of prejudice met the American heiresses who came to Britain at the dawn of the 20th century, but there was more to them than their wealth. Some earned their own titles, one flew helicopters and another made history as Britain’s first female MP