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A breathtaking Grade II-listed townhouse built for King Henry VIII’s confessor has hit the market for £6.25million. Longlands House was built for John Longland, Bishop of Lincoln, understood to have been one of the first to persuade the Tudor King to annul his marriage to first wife Catherine of Aragon. The six-bedroom property in Henley-on-Thames has a … Read more
A French villa in a picturesque town where numerous movies have been filmed has gone on sale for £6.2million. The classical home is in the town of Villefranche-sur-Mer on the Cote d’Azur. For years its old town has attracted film directors as a natural movie set and welcomed stars such as Errol Flynn to take … Read more
Judged by the standards of most tycoons, insurance entrepreneur Sir Peter Wood, founder of Direct Line, Esure and Go Compare, is a laid-back figure. A fit septuagenarian, he likes nothing better than to spend time on the tennis court or playing golf, and loves personally to direct promotional campaigns as he constantly invents and backs … Read more