There is nothing quite as beautiful as an English country house in summer.
But real life in the country house during the 1920s and 1930s was not always so sunny. Social and architectural historian Adrian Tinniswood has uncovered the truth about a world half-forgotten, draped in myth and hidden behind stiff upper lips and film-star smiles.
With anecdotes and narrative from hundreds of memoirs, unpublished letters, diaries, and the eye-witness testimonies of belted earls, unhappy heiresses and bullying butlers, this talk will bring the stately homes of England to life – and reveal that the reality was so much more interesting than the dream.
Speaker: Adrian Tinniswood
Duration: 1 hour