Dramatic pictures show the decaying ruins of an iconic British manor house – which once held Mary, Queen of Scots prisoner.

Exactly 100 years ago, the world of the British manor house was at its height. It was a life of luxury and indolence for a wealthy few supported by the labor of hundreds of servants toiling ...

Aug. 20 (UPI) --An archaeologist working at a British manor house undergoing renovations made hidden discoveries including a 15th century manuscript fragment and an intact Tudor-era book. Britain's ...

Set within the Grade II-listed former manor house at Wadhurst Place in East Sussex, The Ballroom (named for the apartment’s original function) has plenty of historic character while still benefiting ...

Known as St. James House, this stately British manor dates to 1901, when it was rebuilt on the site of a decaying Elizabethan mansion. The original 17-century house was inextricably linked to the ...

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South Wraxall Manor House, not far from Shakespeare country, is rumoured to be the place where Sir Walter Raleigh smoked the first ever tobacco in England. But it has now emerged that the country pile ...

A historic manor house and holiday park on the Isle of Sheppey in Kent has been brought to market at a guide price of £1.8m by property consultancy Christie & Co. The Grade II-listed Muswell Manor ...

It could have been a screenplay for one of those gentle comedies that British film studios used to do so well: In 1924, a young American from Portland, Maine, was on vacation in England and strolling ...

The early years of the twentieth century rank among the most peaceful in European history. In Britain's grand homes it was a time of glamour, high society, and unfettered optimism. The British ...