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Noble Ambitions: The Fall and Rise of the English Country House After World War II Audiobook
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A rollicking tour of the English country home after World War II, when swinging London collided with aristocratic values
As the sun set slowly on the British Empire, its mansions fell and rose. Ancient families were reduced to demolishing the parts of their stately homes they could no longer afford, dukes and duchesses desperately clung to their ancestral seats, and a new class of homeowners bought their way into country life. A delicious romp, Noble Ambitions pulls us into these crumbling halls of power, leading us through the juiciest bits of postwar aristocratic history—from Mick Jagger dancing at deb balls to the scandals of Princess Margaret. Capturing the spirit of the age, historian Adrian Tinniswood proves that the country house is not only an iconic symbol, but a lens through which to understand the shifting fortunes of the British elite in an era of monumental social change.
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“A highly enjoyable, gossipy read with a gasp on every page; a must for the bedside tables of every guest bedroom, and every stately home gift shop.”
— Mary S. Lovell, author of The Sisters
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About Adrian Tinniswood
Adrian Tinniswood is the author of more than a dozen books, including The Verneys: A True Story of Love, War, and Madness in Seventeenth-Century England, which was short-listed for the Samuel Johnson Prize for Nonfiction. He is a consultant to Britain’s National Trust and is known on both sides of the Atlantic as a historian, author, lecturer, and broadcaster. He lives near Bath, England.
About Roger May
Roger May has performed in more than eighty radio plays and spent a year with the BBC Radio Drama Company in 1995–1996, following that with a season at the Royal Shakespeare Company. He has made several television appearances on shows like Mosley, Peak Practice, and Hornblower.