Idling with the rich

No More Napoleons: How Britain Managed Europe from ...

What do an enigmatic Caped Crusader, a sopping-wet Mr Darcy and Lord Eddard Stark of Winterfell have in common? Believe it or not, British country houses, says Ben Lerwill, as he set-jets around the countryside

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The poet’s exasperation with his provincial upbringing

The dandy’s role as icon and irritant

The restoration of a terraced Cornish cottage offers an insight into a restrained style of 19thcentury decoration that is enjoying a renaissance, finds Giles Kime