
He is the first Muslim to lead a democratic western European nation. A New Leader : Humza Yousaf, the new leader of the Scottish National Party was confirmed as Scotland’s first minister.A High-Profile Arrest: Peter Murrell, a longtime official of the Scottish National Party and the husband of Nicola Sturgeon, who recently resigned as Scotland’s first minister, was detained by the police over the handling of party donations.(Also, one of its previous owners was Sir Winston Churchill’s father.) And if it looks familiar, maybe it’s because you’ve seen it in various films and television shows going back decades, from 1933’s “The Private Life of Henry VIII” to 2012’s “The Woman in Black,” starring Daniel Radcliffe.

The hulking cream-and-gray flagstones underfoot had been worn away from centuries of service.įrom the east wing, which was added in the 14th century, to the west wing, which arrived in the 15th century, this 39-acre property envelops visitors in a millennium of history, and looks every bit its age. Stepping inside from the courtyard, there was silence except for the tick-tock of the antique grandfather clock in the great hall. He was leading a reporter on a private tour of this massive relic in the Buckinghamshire countryside, about 50 miles northwest of London, which he and his wife, Sue Soar, recently listed for sale.

“Close the door! The heat! We need to conserve the heat,” Mr.

Tim Soar stood in the oak-paneled drawing room of his 12th-century English manor house, known as Long Crendon Manor, fretting as the heat from the crackling fire escaped out of a door left ajar.
