Many great stories and movies are created by taking a slice of history with its relevant personalities and bringing it to a modern audience. The first key in creating a successful period piece is to ...

The British period drama lets Keira Knightly carry a film for the first time. Sept. 17, 2008 — -- For someone constantly scrutinized for her slender frame, Keira Knightley knows how to stuff her ...

Based on Amanda Foreman's biography of Georgiana Spencer, the Duchess of Devonshire, Saul Dibb's costume drama tells how Princess Diana's 18th-century ancestor (played here by Keira Knightley)—a naive ...

Perhaps the least scandalous of then Mitford sisters, Deborah (or “Debo”) would grow up to become the Duchess of Devonshire and the chatelaine of Chatsworth House, which she managed to change from ...

This stunning volume provides an enchanting visit to one of the most storied and beautiful English country houses. No place embodies the spirit of the English country house better than Chatsworth.