As one of America's wealthiest Gilded Age dynasties, the Astor family's money and influence still make waves.

This is why, instead of wandering lonely as a cloud like the esteemed poet William Wordsworth when he saw a field of daffodils, this week I went for a walk near my childhood home with my sister ...

A descendant of William Wordsworth says he hopes the final home of the Romantic poet, which is on the market, goes to the best "not highest" bidder. Wordsworth rented Rydal Mount, in Ambleside in ...

William Wordsworth's Lake District home to be saved by Brian Cox and fellow actors Actors Brian Cox, Miriam Margolyes, and Paul and Mark McGann have teamed up. By MARK BRANAGAN ...

Wordsworth rented the property and designed the gardens and it was bought by his descendants in 1969. Speaking on the 175th anniversary of the poet's death, Succession star Cox said: "We have to ...

It was William’s home between 1813 and his death in 1850; it has super views of lakes and fells alike; and it is still owned by the family.

When the Le Fleming family sold the property, to pay off death duties in 1969, it was bought by Mary Henderson - the great-great-granddaughter of William Wordsworth.

The house was bought by Mary Henderson, Wordsworth’s great-great-granddaughter, in 1969 and opened as a writer’s house museum a year later. Rydal Mount was originally a small 16th-century cottage.

The final home of Romantic poet William Wordsworth has been put up for sale. Wordsworth lived at Rydal Mount, in Ambleside in the Lake District, from 1813 until his death in 1850 and it has been ...