2019-10-01 Discover Britain

CAITHNESS T he opening of a remote Scottish B&B is usually a relatively low-key affair, but when The Granary Lodge recently ...

CAITHNESS From far left: Prince Charles ocially opened the 10-bedroom Granary Lodge B&B; the Castle of Mey; the Queen Mothe ...

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CAITHNESS TOBY HOULTON/GEORGE ROBERTSON/ALAMY The castle’s walled garden is a further draw, offering not only shelter from the s ...

CAITHNESS islands of South Ronaldsay and Lamb Holm may sound remote but they are linked by the Churchill Barriers, interconnecti ...

A 10-daypackage staying at a base hotel,sonodaily unpacking and packingofluggage. Just relaxing dailyexcursions in and around th ...

I grewupintheOxfordshirevillageofEwelme, nearWallingfordCastle.I walkedmyselfto and fromschoolfromaboutagesevenandit wasmy favou ...

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HERALDRY SIGNS OF THE TIMES Coats of arms appear everywhere from government buildings to ketchup bottles, but what do they mean ...

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Experience one of the country’s greatest art museums and follow in the footsteps of Jane Austen who enjoyed our beautiful ground ...

HERALDRY precursors to the modern diplomat, to ensure rules were upheld. This formal system was designed to ensure that, within ...

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HERALDRY At formal occasions, members wear a distinctive blue velvet mantle featuring the St George Cross sewn into the left han ...

It did seem that the Government knew more about the Gunpowder Plot than they let on This image: King James I of England Opposite ...

GUY FAWKES ARTOKOLORO QUINT LOX LIMITED/ALAMY/LEBRECHT HISTORY/BRIDGEMAN IMAGES A round midnight on 4 November 1605 a search par ...

GUY FAWKES in 1593 enlisted as a mercenary fightingfortheSpanisharmyin the Netherlands. He distinguished himselfas“highlyskilled ...

Clockwise, from this image: St Michael le Belfrey Church in York; James I’s , daughter, Princess Elizabeth; Yeoman of the Guard ...

SIREDWINLUTYENS Building a vision From plush country houses to stark war memorials, Sir Edwin Lutyens could seemingly turn his h ...

SIR EDWIN LUTYENS This image: The Cenotaph in Whitehall designed by Lutyens Opposite: Portrait of Sir Edwin Lutyens (18 69 -19 4 ...