Filmed last year, An American Aristocrat’s Guide to Great Estates takes viewers on surprisingly intimate tours of eight country homes: Beyond the requisite priceless treasures, exquisite gardens, and intrigue of the aristocratic families, we spend time with the people keeping these estates going, from the cooks, gardeners, horse keepers, fishermen, archivists, and conservators to the surprisingly relatable owners and their families. (Only one butler appears in the episodes I watched, and it’s noted that he’s doing the job a staff of 10 would have done back in the house’s heyday.) Montagu, a mother of four, emphasizes the challenges of making a family home within a national treasure, and the creative ways owners keep their estates running.
“We have to save these homes again,” Montagu said. “We still have the most preserved homes in the entire world.
Actually I think Britain needs to demolish its hives of pedos
Well... That's capitalism for you. Supply and demand, the invisible hand, risk taking and all that. Maybe inbred aristocrats should just learn to code?
Under socialism things would be different. The castles would be owned collectively and used as museums, community centres, schools, retirement homes or other useful proposes.