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A TOUR GUIDE IN ENGLAND – MORE SIGNS!

LIVE LIKE A GEORGIAN

Here’s your opportunity to live like a Georgian – or a Regency – lady for an entire week during Number One London’s Georgian Tour in April 2018 as we visit London and Bath. The Georgian Tour will include many of the periods’ most beloved sites, while affording you the opportunity for hands-on research of architecture, … Continue reading "LIVE LIKE A GEORGIAN"

THE DEATH OF LADY JERSEY in 1867

The March 1867 issue of The Gentleman’s Magazine carried an obituary for Sarah Sophia Fane Child-Villiers, Dowager Countess of Jersey: January 26 – At 38 Berkeley Square, suddenly by the rupture of a blood vessel, aged 81, Sarah Sophia, Dowager Countess of Jersey.             Her ladyship was the eldest and only surviving child of John, 10th … Continue reading "THE DEATH OF LADY JERSEY in 1867"

THE HON. KATHERINE ARDEN’S ACCOUNT OF WATERLOO

This post was originally published here on June 11, 2011  This April, Number One London Tours will be hosting the 1815: London to Waterloo Tour, offering an unprecedented opportunity to experience life during these times, from Fashionable London to the Battlefield at Waterloo, we will be visiting sites related to both worlds and to both … Continue reading "THE HON. KATHERINE ARDEN’S ACCOUNT OF WATERLOO"

THE WRETCHED LOVE LIFE OF SIR THOMAS LAWRENCE – Part Four – Jo Manning

Now for a closer look at this National Portrait Gallery retrospective… There are some surprising portraits here, not the least the paintings of the Waterloo generals, Wellington, et al., and an amazing capture on canvas of the saintly William Wilberforce, the great anti-slavery crusader. But although it is the beautiful, sensually painted women who draw … Continue reading "THE WRETCHED LOVE LIFE OF SIR THOMAS LAWRENCE – Part Four – Jo Manning"

THE DEATH OF KING GEORGE V

By Victoria Hinshaw King George V King George V died 82 years ago of lung disease.  Grandson of Queen Victoria and grandfather to Queen Elizabeth II, his death was expected (he had been a heavy smoker and ill for some time).  However, controversy surrounding his death surfaced a few decades ago when the diary of his lead … Continue reading "THE DEATH OF KING GEORGE V"

THE WRETCHED LOVE LIFE OF SIR THOMAS LAWRENCE – Part Three – Jo Manning

Lawrence achieved a knighthood in the spring of 1815, thanks to Prinny’s patronage, and was sent by him to the continent to paint portraits of the heroes and distinguished others of the recent battle of Waterloo – which greatly enhanced his prestige and stature amongst his fellow artists — and he became president of the … Continue reading "THE WRETCHED LOVE LIFE OF SIR THOMAS LAWRENCE – Part Three – Jo Manning"

WALKING LONDON: A ST. JAMES’S STROLL

by Victoria Hinshaw Originally published after Number One London’s 2015 Duke of Wellington Tour, we’re re-running this post on our St. James’s Walk as we regularly include it on all our tours that begin or end in London. In 2018, the St. James’s Walk will be a part of our Georgian England Tour and our … Continue reading "WALKING LONDON: A ST. JAMES’S STROLL"

THE WRETCHED LOVE LIFE OF SIR THOMAS LAWRENCE Part Two – Jo Manning

As to the mystery of his debts, critics have laid Lawrence’s money problems to the demands of his large family, whom he supported. He’d supported them for a very long time, beginning at the age of 10. (He was 13 when the ad put in by his father in the Bath Chronicle ran.) His Royal … Continue reading "THE WRETCHED LOVE LIFE OF SIR THOMAS LAWRENCE Part Two – Jo Manning"

A TOUR GUIDE IN ENGLAND: A RETURN TO EDENSOR

  Two years ago, Diane (Perkins) Gaston and I had walked to Chatsworth House from Baslow, continuing on just over a rise for our first glimpse of Edensor, the picturesque model village built to the specifications of the 6th Duke of Devonshire with the help of Joseph Paxton. The entire village was moved over the hill … Continue reading "A TOUR GUIDE IN ENGLAND: A RETURN TO EDENSOR"