Burghley House in Lincolnshire — the home of Miranda and Orlando Rock — is one of the very greatest houses in Britain. This year marks the 500th anniversary of the birth of William Cecil, a statesman ...

The great houses of Burghley in Lincolnshire, scene of a great sporting occasion this weekend, Houghton in Norfolk, Chatsworth in Derbyshire, Blenheim Palace in Oxfordshire (September 15–18) and ...

The result, Burghley House, was one of the grandest examples of the great ‘prodigy houses' - large, showy, ambitious country houses that sprang up in the English countryside during the reign of ...

Programme Two: The Heart Of England – Living It Up. David Dimbleby journeys through the Heart of England to discover the great country houses of the 16th century – an age of pleasure, wealth ...

The House was built by William Cecil, Lord High Treasurer of Queen Elizabeth I, who later became 1st Baron Burghley. The building started in 1555 and took 32 years to complete.

THE great houses of Britain have, for centuries, been the guardians of much of our history, says Julian Fellowes, creator of ITV1’s Downton Abbey,… ...

Burghley House in Lincolnshire — the home of Miranda and Orlando Rock — is one of the very greatest houses in Britain. This year marks the 500th anniversary of the birth of William Cecil, a statesman ...