Noble Ambitions: The Fall and Rise of the English Country House After World War II

by Adrian Tinniswood

Book Overview

A rollicking tour of the English country home after World War II, when swinging London collided with aristocratic values

As the sun set slowly on the British Empire, its mansions fell and rose. Ancient families were reduced to demolishing the parts of their stately homes they could no longer afford, dukes and duchesses desperately clung to their ancestral seats, and a new class of homeowners bought their way into country life. A delicious...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1541617983
• ISBN13: 9781541617988
• Release Date: September 2021
• Publisher: Basic Books
• Length: 432 Pages
• Weight: 1.56 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.5" x 6.3" x 9.5"