As fans dig into Netflix’s latest period film, Persuasion, starring Dakota Johnson as Jane Austen’s Anne Elliot, The Independent has taken the opportunity to round up a selection of stately homes from ...

From sturdy castles to lavish manor houses, the world is filled with fine stately homes. Some hosted great moments in history. Others became stars on TV and the silver screen. Read on for our ...

Stately homes are, arguably, at their most handsome at Christmas – capacious halls are filled with gigantic Christmas trees, palatial staterooms host immersive fairy-tale attractions, and majestic ...

Old Homes, New Life: The Resurgence of the British Country House, by Clive Aslet and Dylan Thomas (Triglyph Books: 2020), 304 pages. Like Tolstoy’s unhappy families, each tradition of Europe’s ...

Britain has more than 3,000 stately homes, and many are open to us hoi polloi. Indeed, visiting a stately home has become a staple leisure activity: what could be more British than a weekend drive to ...

On a plateau in southwest Yonkers, the charming enclave of Park Hill has been one of Westchester County’s best-kept secrets for more than a century. The American Real Estate Co. established the ...

As fans dig into Netflix’s latest period film, Persuasion, starring Dakota Johnson as Jane Austen’s Anne Elliot, The Independent has taken the opportunity to round up a selection of stately homes from ...