Dame Agatha Christie, nicknamed the Queen of Crime, scarcely needs an introduction. More than 40 years after her death, the dazzlingly talented, Devon-born writer’s detective fiction is still being enjoyed all over the world. In excess of two billion copies of her books have been sold, making her the best-selling novelist ever.
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Peregrine Cavendish inherited his father’s title of nobility in 2004, becoming the 12th Duke of Devonshire and custodian of the 35,000-acre Chatsworth estate in Derbyshire.
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If you dream about living the privileged life of a Lord or Lady of the Manor, you won’t want to miss George Clarke’s National Trust Unlocked. This fascinating Channel 4 documentary series was filmed during the lockdown, when the National Trust, the well-loved British conservation charity, was forced to close its historic sites to the public.
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