The problem with breaking down the past into periods is that it requires you to come up with a signature for each artificial parcel of time. In terms of the English country house, which is the subject of Adrian Tinniswood’s hugely enjoyable new book, that would mean the chilly Victorians (windows open all the time, no central heating, one lavatory for everyone) giving way to the luxurious Edwardians (hot, running water, eight courses for dinner) leading to – what exactly, for the interwar pe… (View original article)
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