Absolute History: Victorian Christmas
three installments of Christmas at the Victorian Farm
The Great Stink: everything you wanted to know
Why, in the 1850s, was the excrement of thousands of people being deposited straight into the Thames? How lethal were Victorian London's cholera outbreaks? And why is Joseph Bazalgette one…
Belle: The Slave Daughter and the Lord Chief Justice
by Paula Byrne
The Indian Rebellion of 1857: everything you wanted to know
What ignited resentment at British rule in India into outright violence? How brutal was British troops' suppression of the uprising? And how did the events of 1857 poison relations between…
Nell Gwyn: Actress & Royal Mistress
How did a lowly orange seller become the most famous actress of her time, mistress of King Charles II? In 1660, King Charles II ruled that female stage roles must…
Conservative MP Antoinette Sandbach
and her family ties to the trans Atlantic slave trade
Touring a Mid-Century London Apartment Brimming with Eclectic Objects | Visitors’ Book
The World of Interiors presents Visitors’ Book with Harriet Parry. Harriet welcomes us into her London apartment, which is jam-packed with wonderful objects, vibrant colour and character in every nook…
Discover the Secret Garden House | A Modern Eco Home Hidden Behind a 300-year-old Wall
Our next Homing In film takes us to rural Devon, where we are welcomed into the remarkable home of Nigel and Eileen Dutt. A retired couple, Nigel and Eileen worked…
Inside Ben Pentreath’s Fully-Renovated Parsonage Nestled in the Dorset Countryside | Design Notes
Interior designer and author Ben Pentreath welcomes House & Garden into his Parsonage, tucked away in the English countryside in Dorset. “It’s an incredibly tranquil, secret little place,” says Ben…
Inside Richard E. Grant’s Georgian House at Christmas | Design Notes
Richard E. Grant welcomes us into his London home at Christmas. Filled with an abundance of treasures, Richard’s house sits within a walled garden littered with the dark foliage of…