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A Stroll Through Lismore Castle

Saxon Henry July 10, 2025

In her introduction to the book Lismore Castle: Food and Flowers from a Historic Irish Garden published by Rizzoli, Laura Burlington notes, “For many years, people have…

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Posh Meets Pedigree in Paris

The second edition of Design Miami in Paris took place in the City of Light from October 16 through 20 last year. Seeing limited edition,…

Houghton Hall photographed by Derry Moore

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Houghton Hall Remastered

Saxon Henry January 14, 2025 architectural storytelling fine antiques grand residences Great Britain London nobility

What a difference a few centuries can make. When this declaration is said about a piece of historic architecture, it is rarely good news. Fortunately…

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Mythic Monsters

Saxon Henry October 27, 2024 classical antiquity design narratives Greek deities literary design encounters Medieval Times

I’m hard at work on my first novel that begins in 701 A.D. in Scandinavia and meanders along to France when three brothers reach French…

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Life at Blenheim Palace

Saxon Henry October 19, 2024 architectural storytelling Baroque Era England fine antiques fine porcelain grand residences historic castles monarchs nobility Royal Courtiers

When I learned Rizzoli had released a new title that features a famed castle in England, I couldn’t wait to crack open the covers. I…

A mythic ceiling at Marble House in Rhode Island

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The Drawing-Room Diplomat

Saxon Henry October 18, 2024 England grand residences Groundbreakers historic castles London New York City nobility Royal Courtiers

This essay exploring the world of Consuelo Vanderbilt, who would become a drawing-room diplomat, is included in my most recent book Lives Illuminated. The ten other…

Saxon Henry’s newest book of travel essays has been published.

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Reviews of Lives Illuminated

Saxon Henry July 23, 2024 Edith Wharton England Ernest Hemingway Ezra Pound famous writers Ford Madox Ford Gertrude Stein Henry James Marie Antoinette Marie-Louise of Austria Napoleon Peggy Guggenheim

I’m thrilled with the reviews of Lives Illuminated, my newest book, that are coming in from readers. This second book in The Modern Salonniére series holds eleven essays…