Welcome to Just Between Us, the podcast with all of the answers, some of the time.

A bit of a different thing going on this week.

You've been immature and you've lied.

And now you're trying to turn it on me and manipulate me and gaslight me.

I was trying to manipulate you.

Diana, you would be chucking their clothes out of the window.

I know, I'd be like, are you joking?

I don't know.

I guess you'd have to ask.

Someone that has sex.

Someone that has sex.

And remember, it's just between us.

Welcome to the History Extra podcast.

Fascinating historical conversations from BBC History Magazine and BBC History Revealed.

Today, we think of English houses as idyllic locations for a lovely afternoon out.

But, as author Stephanie Barchefsky reveals in today's episode, many have a more turbulent and violent history than we might expect. From the

wholesale destruction of the Reformation and the damage caused by the Civil War to financial instability

and the influence of empire.

Eleanor Evans spoke to Stephanie to find out more about the fascinating hidden histories of these beloved beauty spots.

A visit to a country house in England today, for many means a pastoral setting.

Perhaps it's surrounded by Parkland or it might have a lovely

walking tour through galleries or cloisters. It's a recreational, often calming or quiet activity.

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