• Some people’s ancestors are kings or poets. I’m proud my family invented … the corridor

    Some people’s ancestors are kings or poets. I’m proud my family invented … the corridor
    I always thought genealogy was as dull as looking at other people’s holiday snaps – until I found out about a 16th-century architect who transformed the stately homes of his eraFriends and family, back in the 1970s, would often aggravate each other with a lengthy holiday slideshow, presenting a string of identical beach views and nameless hillside vistas over the course of a dull evening. Today, there is a new phrase that can freeze the heart just as easily as the sight of a slide pr

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