
Enjoy a rare opportunity to explore five of Britain’s finest stately homes. Not only is exclusive access to some of the world’s best-loved buildings provided, but the treasures within will also be explored. Many tell a human story, including tapestries that celebrate the Battle of Blenheim, to a cabinet which the Medicis gave to the owners of Burghley, the greatest Elizabethan house in England.
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Air Date: 2011-06-18
This is not just about some of the world’s best-loved buildings, spectacular as they are; it is about the treasures w...
Air Date: 2011-06-25
Selina explores Chatsworth in Derbyshire, the celebrated seat of the Dukes of Devonshire. Built by Bess of Hardwick a...
Air Date: 2011-07-02
At Blenheim Palace in Oxfordshire, Selina looks at the monumental home built for John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlboro...
Air Date: 2011-07-09
Selina tours Holkham Hall in Norfolk, a Palladian mansion created for Thomas Coke, 1st Earl of Leicester. Inspired by...
Air Date: 2011-07-16
Selina visits Boughton House, often called the “English Versailles,” home of the Duke of Buccleuch and Queensberry. T...