Hello and welcome — I’m Julie Montagu, American-born and now the 12th Countess of Sandwich.

This free publication is where I share glimpses of life at Mapperton, our historic family home in Dorset. Alongside seasonal rhythms of the house and gardens, I’ll bring you discoveries from the archives — the same collections that inspired my MA in Country House Studies (with Distinction) and continue to fuel my research into family history and heritage.

Here you’ll find:

• Notes: quick updates, reflections, and links to my newest essays.

• Occasional posts: behind-the-scenes glimpses of Mapperton, the archives, and everyday life in a country house.

If you’d like to go deeper into my historical work, you can also join me at Gilded Heiresses, where I publish essays about the remarkable American women who married into the British aristocracy during the Gilded Age.

I’m so glad you’re here. Think of this as sitting down with me at Mapperton for a cup of tea and a chat.

xx Julie

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