Timeline: The National Trust’s Finest Country Houses Brought to Life

As I write this review the UK is in the grip of a foot‐and‐mouth disease epidemic which has closed many countryside attractions, including many National Trust properties. At least it now seems as though they will be accessible again by the time the review is published, but suddenly a virtual visit seemed a good idea. The publishers could not have foreseen these dire circumstances, but the idea of a virtual tour of historic properties is a good one in any event. There may be many reasons why it is easier to have the property brought to you, rather than you...