I. 1837-1850. Revolution and reaction. Harlaxton Manor, Lincolnshire -- Highclere Castle, Hampshire -- Scarisbrick Hall, Lancashire -- Wrest Park, Bedfordshire -- II. 1850-1860. Battle of the Styles. Alnwick Castle, Northumberland -- Shrubland Park, Suffolk -- Sandon Hall, Staffordshire -- Flintham Hall, Nottinghamshire -- Milton Ernest Hall, Bedfordshire -- III. 1860-1870. Lords of creation. Bishops Court, Devon -- Brodsworth Hall, Yorkshire -- Thoresby Hall, Nottinghamshire -- Cardiff Castle, Glamorganshire -- Madresfield, Worcestershire -- Tyntesfield, Somerset -- IV. 1870-1880. Christian duty. Carlton Towers, Yorkshire -- Cragside, Northumberland -- Eaton Hall, Cheshire -- Longleat House, Wiltshire -- V. 1880 to 1890. From idyll to elegy -- The Chanter's House, Devon -- Hewell Grange, Worcestershire -- Stokesay Court, Shopshire -- Waddesdon Manor, Buckinghamshire -- VI. 1890-1901. Seductive images -- Old Place, Llindfield, Sussex -- Avon Tyrrell, Hampshire -- Standen, Sussex -- Wood House, Essex -- Arundel Castle, Sussex.