COUNTRY LIFE

Gracing the banks of the River Thames, this exquisite gem survived the Civil War thanks to a shrewd political operator, and is one of the finest Stuart houses in the country

THE CHEF AND RESTAURATEUR ABBY LEE RETURNS TO MALAYSIA AFTER UNDERGOING CANCER TREATMENT THAT AFFECTED ALL PARTS OF HER LIFE, INCLUDING THE THING SHE VALUED MOST: HER TASTE BUDS

The historian, author and former director of planning and development at English Heritage tells Anne Cuthbertson about his life and work in the capital

At the age of five, the celebrated children’s author Dame Jacqueline Wilson attended London’s Festival of Britain – a summer of activities and exhibitions around the South Bank to throw off the postwa

Although I realise that it is a favourite pastime among historians, particularly the British, to demonstrate that our idols have feet of clay, I must protest at the inclusion of Winston Churchill in t