The Palaces, Stately Houses & Castles of Georgian, Victorian and Modern Britain

A history of Britain's architectural masterpieces from the Georgians to today, with 200 magnificent pictures.

Charles Phillips is an established writer of popular history, a contributor to Cassell's Dictionary of Modern Britain as well as to the Chronicle of Britain and several illustrated histories. He has a keen interest in the mythology and history of the great Maya and Aztec civilizations and was a key writer on Time Life's Myth and Mankind series. Charles is a graduate of Oxford University, he holds an MA from the University of Westminster and is a member of the Society of Authors.