Catherine Bailey's "Black Diamonds" is an extraordinary tale of family feuds, forbidden love, civil unrest and the downfall of a mining dynasty. Wentworth in Yorkshire was surrounded by 70 collieries employing tens of thousands of men. It is the finest and largest Georgian house in Britain and belon[...]
A Plotting Duchess, a Mysterious Death and a Castle Full of Intrigue in Catherine Bailey's The Secret Rooms. At 6 am on 21 April 1940 John the 9th Duke of Rutland, and one of Britain's wealthiest men, ended his days, virtually alone, lying on a makeshift bed in a dank cramped suite of rooms in the s[...]
For fans of "Downton Abbey" the enthralling true story of family secrets and aristocratic intrigue in the days before WWI
After the Ninth Duke of Rutland, one of the wealthiest men in Britain, died alone in a cramped room in the servants' quarters of Belvoir Castle on April 21, 1940, his son an[...]
From the "New York Times"-bestselling author of "The Secret Rooms," the extraordinary true story of the downfall of one of England's wealthiest families
Fans of "Downton Abbey" now have a go-to resource for fascinating, real-life stories of the spectacular lives led by England's aristocrats. Wit[...]
A plotting Duchess, a mysterious death and a castle full of lies in Catherine Bailey's "The Secret Rooms". At 6 am on 21 April 1940 John the 9th Duke of Rutland, and one of Britain's wealthiest men, ended his days, virtually alone, lying on a makeshift bed in a dank cramped suite of rooms in the ser[...]