James Peill has been the curator of the Goodwood Collection since 2009.  He was formerly a director of Christie’s, where he was an specialist in furniture and an auctioneer.  His Glorious Goodwood: A Biography of England’s Greatest Sporting Estate was published by Constable/Little, Brown in 2019.

“Goodwood curator James Peill writes with a wonderfully light touch . . . and deftly weaves in the history of England using the experiences of the family . . . Anyone interested in Britain's sporting traditions, the life of country estates, how aristocratic families have evolved or the past 350 years of history will be fascinated by this book and its beautiful colour pictures. The Goodwood story is extraordinary and rightly celebrated.” (Country Life)