Secrets of an English Country House A Year at Mapperton
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Beschreibung
Produktdetails
Verkaufsrang
12018
Einband
Gebundene Ausgabe
Erscheinungsdatum
24.09.2026
Verlag
Frances LincolnSeitenzahl
256
Maße (L/B/H)
26/21,3/2,5 cm
Gewicht
1310 g
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN
978-1-83600-728-9
Step inside a real English country house with Julie Montagu—Chicagöborn countess and star of Bravo’s Ladies of London—as she reveals what it truly takes to run a historic estate today.
What’s it really like to live in and be responsible for one of England’s great country houses? In Secrets of an English Country House, Julie Montagu opens the doors of Mapperton, the 1,900¿acre estate she and her husband Luke Montagu, Earl of Sandwich, took over in 2016.
Far from the fantasy of aristocratic ease, Julie shares the hands¿on reality of modern estate life: restoring historic rooms, conserving priceless objects, opening the house to the public, launching a rewilding project, and balancing tradition with the demands of the twenty¿first century.
Organised around the changing seasons, you will discover:
- An American perspective on adapting to one of Britain’s most tradition¿bound worlds.
- The day¿töday realities of running a working estate.
- The hidden histories of Mapperton and the Montagu family, revealed through letters, paintings, clothing, and archives.
- What it takes to restore and maintain a centuries¿old house while welcoming visitors.
Along the way, Julie brings the past vividly to life, uncovering extraordinary stories hidden in the house’s archives and discovering a kindred spirit in Alberta Montagu, 9th Countess of Sandwich, the Gilded Age American heiress who has redefined the Dollar Princess narrative.
Part memoir, part social history, and part country¿house chronicle, this is an essential read for those fascinated by British history, grand houses, and the people working to preserve them for the future.
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