Writer on the aristocracy old money; author of HEIRS AND GRACES, a history of the modern aristocracy, out now! Views my own, yours for £. edoughty92@gmail.con
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6 Sep 2025
‘This is a marvellous book’
Heirs and Graces is reviewed in today’s Times and I am feeling rather emotional, again. Thank you @AlwynTurner
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Is the aristocracy dead like Daphne Guinness suggests? Not on your nelly! But perhaps we’re calling them the wrong thing… by me in today’s Telegraph, ft some eye-rolling from peers and Lord Balfour's defence of hedgies buying up in the Cotswolds
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It’s…. paperback day!!! HEIRS AND GRACES is now available to buy in all forms including with this absolutely gorgeous cover by the magic team at Hutchinson c/o Slim Aarons’ 1960s mastery ⭐️
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ALT A copy of my book Heirs and Graces in paperback
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Eleanor Doughty retweeted
'I went to Eton and Oxford, so to say that I’m not part of the establishment is ridiculous!'
For this week's Great Estates I went to Wales to interview Sir Charlie Gladstone at Hawarden – and see the Grand Old Man's desk – and it was really good fun!
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Bit of a jumpscare – is that the word? – seeing the name 'Vance' appear in this particular book chapter
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Lincolnshire life: a man just came to my door, introduced himself as a local farmer and offered me a bag of manure – or as many as I'd like – off the back of his pickup, and now I have several bags of manure ready for my roses. Fabulous
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Well this was super fun: this week's Great Estates is on the Throckmortons at Coughton Court who have now taken back the management of that great, romantic house from the National Trust. This must be the best National Trust-donor family deal ever struck
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⭐️ Very exciting post day! ⭐️ Paperbacks of my book HEIRS AND GRACES are here and let me tell you they are far better than the government’s side show. It’s out on 11 June and you can pre-order it now – or catch the hardback, audiobook or Kindle version anywhere you like! ⭐️
ALT Two copies of my book HEIRS AND GRACES, a history of the modern British aristocracy in paperback which you can pre-order now for publication on 11 June!!!
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Pre-order link and central link to all versions HERE!!
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There’s a lot going on right now but this week’s Great Estates is an interview with the Duke of Argyll – Chief of Clan Campbell and Admiral of the Western Isles et al – and it’s good! Who’d invest in a business like Inveraray Castle? No one, says he!
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It was my pleasure to interview 5 excluded hereditary peers about their 192 years in the House of Lords for today's Telegraph: Inglewood, the MEP; Crathorne, the Lord-Lieutenant; Roborough, the hedgie; Glenarthur, the soldier; Peel, the Lord Chamberlain
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This week's Great Estates is a big'un: the Lothian estates – plural – and Ferniehirst Castle with Lord Ancram – not the late Tory grandee but his nephew who almost uniquely among his peers, faces inheriting three big houses and has quite a job on his hands
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Today I experienced the incredibly flattering novelty of seeing someone else’s copy of a book that I have written filled with post its and it produced a warm glow like no other
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It is my huge pleasure to be on @violet_manners’ Hidden Heritage podcast this week talking about the aristocracy and country houses and my book and the last 13 years of writing about this stuff!! It’s really good, listen!
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What's next for Beaulieu, one of the founding estates of the stately homes industry? This week's Great Estates – on trusts, titles and being scions of the Dukes of Buccleuch with Lord Montagu, whose very famous father led the charge in more ways than one
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Absolutely deeelighted to have contributed to this lovely bit on Good Friday's The World Tonight about the hereditary peers in the House of Lords – from 18 mins here
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