Eleanor Doughty

‘The Guinness curse is dreamt up – we’re the luckiest family alive’ Swapping his family’s famous stout for onions, the 4th Earl of Iveagh reflects on a ‘wonderful association’

It was my huge pleasure – after years of trying – to interview the Earl of Iveagh at Elveden for this week's Great Estates. On being a Guinness and that famous name, on sitting in the Lords as an Irishman, on the brewery, his lovely pa and more, he was fantastic
www.telegraph.co.uk/gift/1cfb8b6...

Sometimes things drop into your inbox and you think: yes please! This was one of them. Fair play to Ned Iveagh for being so game having turned me down before – and for posing with a pint of Guinness for the snapper. This interview could have been triple the length: he was so clear and so interesting

‘The Guinness curse is dreamt up – we’re the luckiest family alive’ Swapping his family’s famous stout for onions, the 4th Earl of Iveagh reflects on a ‘wonderful association’

It was my huge pleasure – after years of trying – to interview the Earl of Iveagh at Elveden for this week's Great Estates. On being a Guinness and that famous name, on sitting in the Lords as an Irishman, on the brewery, his lovely pa and more, he was fantastic
www.telegraph.co.uk/gift/1cfb8b6...

How bad do we think this will be?

Presume this must have been about Skinner because I feel a bit violated after watching it (rather behind the live)

Love my optimism for planning my evening dog walk around the sunset on a day when the sun does not actually appear to have actually risen at all

Truly this was the best way to spend a Friday afternoon! I absolutely loved it!

Big thanks to "Heirs and Graces" author @brushingboots.bsky.social for raging today that the aristocracy still exist, keeping their houses from the National Trust!

We covered snobbery, death duties, class, and Wentworth Woodhouse's ruin.

🔥 Patreon, Dec 15!

Heirs and Graces There are fewer than 5000 people who can genuinely claim to be members of the British aristocracy, and yet they loom large in the popular consciousness. We're fascinated by their houses and estates, t...

You can buy the book here, in all formats! It's even better than this review says it is! And given how long it is, it is absolutely outstanding value for money
www.penguin.co.uk/books/453305...

Bobo, Boofy and all | Adrian Tinniswood | The Critic Magazine Victor Hervey showed early promise. After trying to wring the necks of the postmistress’s ducks as a child, he went to Eton.

How lovely to see a review of my book HEIRS AND GRACES, a history of the modern British aristocracy in this month's Critic by Adrian Tinniswood. It’s also online here! How nice! (I'm not sure I am actually 'besotted', as much as a serious scholar of a serious subject)
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That is important context indeed (which she omitted)!

Undoubtedly! But I think it’s important to say that that ‘they’ is a 2008 ‘they’

To be fair this book came out in 2008 so it's not part of any kind of new movement

It's not a new book though – pretty sure I bought that about 15 years ago

The Changing Aristocracy | Cheltenham Festivals There are fewer than 5000 people who can genuinely claim to be members of the British aristocracy, yet we are fascinated by their houses and estates, their

This time in a fortnight I will be ON A STAGE at the Cheltenham Festival with the Duke of Beaufort, Lady Violet Manners and the Countess of Harrowby talking about the aristocracy and my book! It's going to be really good! Do come! Tickets here
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I just described to someone how I would put something 'in the morning post' for them and wow, I really do live in the 20th century, don't I

Growth is making your own ham and cheese roll for the train and wrapping it in foil rather than buying an inferior toastie that will burn your mouth at the station for £4.99

On a dark-ish computer screen it looks like they're both in a boiler suit which is the belief I am choosing to have

I just had a good chuckle to myself about this while out with the tiny dog in the sunshine when a particularly nice rendition of Eton’s Boating Song came on my playlist and I just thought, imagine being so joyless! Not me! Not today Satan!

Heirs and Graces There are fewer than 5000 people who can genuinely claim to be members of the British aristocracy, and yet they loom large in the popular consciousness. We're fascinated by their houses and estates, t...

Buy the book about the British aristocracy that EVEN THE GUARDIAN can’t bring itself to hate, here!
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How funny that a book about the aristocracy should have in it… loads of information about the aristocracy!! V sorry Guardian! (This is actually a very nice review despite the page furniture – and given the paper’s natural disinclination towards the subject, so I am not complaining, just amused)

Just a reminder that if you enjoy a book, please leave a quick review on Amazon or Bookshop dot org, or wherever. Even if it's only a sentence, it really, really helps get the word out to other readers.

Superb description from lovely John Sandoe’s listing of my book
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‘Am I too late?’ I say to the friendly neighbourhood chippy that closes at 7pm, at… 6:57pm. ‘No, he says. A hero of our time

V v kind! Have you got to the Irish bit yet? It was truly one of my favourite bits to research and I wish I could do a whole book on it (maybe I will!)

Heirs and Graces There are fewer than 5000 people who can genuinely claim to be members of the British aristocracy, and yet they loom large in the popular consciousness. We're fascinated by their houses and estates, t...

Same goes for anyone who wants to buy a new one now! You can get it here! It’s extremely good value for money! There are loads of mad and excellent stories in it! Lots of history! And really, really good pictures too! It’s an excellent punt if I do say so myself
www.penguin.co.uk/books/453305...

Public service announcement! If you have very kindly bought or if you pre-ordered a copy of my book Heirs and Graces and would like it signed or dedicated I have some Penguin bookplates! DM me and I will post you one with your requested message

Am newly very into doing book tour events at bookshops where they feed you wine, but I in my three-glasses-and-no-dinner enthusiasm I nearly just got on a train to Weymouth rather than Paddington so it’s swings and roundabouts

I mean, who could resist that face? You’d need a heart of stone

Strongly recommend train travel with a little spaniel for the simple reason that simply everyone is just that bit nicer and smilier to you when you have a wiggly dog on your lap