by : Andrew Titles

Six Ways to Upgrade Your Lifestyle and Enjoy More Luxury

If there are teenagers in your family, you’ve probably heard the youth culture slogan ‘live your best life’, which is believed to have been coined by billionaire philanthropist Oprah Winfrey and her team. The sentiment behind the phrase doesn’t just apply to young people, though. We all want to get the most out of life and experience luxury.

With a fresh new year underway, what better time is there than now to consider how you can upgrade your lifestyle? Read on for plenty of inspiring ideas.

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by : Andrew History, Lord of the Manor

How the Crumbling Button Hall Inspired the BBC Series Ghosts

How the Duchess of Roxburghe’s Crumbling Estate Inspired the BBC Series Ghosts

The festive edition of BBC One’s comedy Ghosts is a highlight of the 2020 Christmas TV schedule. The episode, titled ‘The Ghost of Christmas’, promises to deliver the same wonderful blend of humour and poignancy that won Ghosts millions of fans over the course of two seasons (a third is in the pipeline) and led to the press crowning it ‘British telly’s best sitcom’.

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by : Andrew History, News

The British Aristocrat Who Helped to Conquer the Deadly Smallpox Virus

You’ll no doubt have heard that Britain has become the first country in the West to authorise the use of a COVID-19 vaccine. This hugely significant announcement brings hope to millions.

What you may not know is that this isn’t the first time Britain has been at the forefront of Western efforts to immunise people against a life-threatening virus. The 18th century aristocrat Lady Mary Wortley Montagu revolutionised Western medicine when she brought smallpox immunisation to Britain. The story of how this inquisitive noblewoman became a medical pioneer is fascinating.

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