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The narcissi you cannot do without
DAFFODILS glaring from verges and parks are not among my favourite flowers. The brashest of the large gold trumpets bears the name of King Alfred, yet he was, by all accounts, a modest and thoughtful man.
4 min |
March 23, 2022
Country Life UK
English Home part III Early Tudor 1485–1560
Each month of this 125th anniversary year, COUNTRY LIFE illustrates a period in the development of the English great house, from the Middle Ages to the present day. In the third of this 12-part series, John Goodall looks at the architecture of the Tudor home
8 min |
March 23, 2022
Country Life UK
My Family and Other Animals
Britain’s greatest masterpieces
4 min |
March 23, 2022
Country Life UK
Dedicated follower of fashion
Be it fur-lined robes, tailored suits, woollen flat caps or clean-shaven jaws, men’s clothes and bodies have been subjected to the dictates of shifting tastes throughout history, reflects Matthew Dennison
6 min |
March 23, 2022
Country Life UK
Let it fly
At the start of the new fly-fishing season, our correspondent confesses to being a ‘possibilitarian’, who fishes as often as he can wherever fish are to be found
4 min |
March 23, 2022
Country Life UK
Bath time
The launch of two striking period houses bring further appeal to the Regency city
5 min |
March 23, 2022
Country Life UK
Take a deep breath
IF' apple pie without the cheese is like a kiss without a squeeze then a garden replete with form and colour, but devoid of fragrance, is only half the garden it should be.
3 min |
March 16, 2022
Country Life UK
Agricultural improvement
Georgian farmhouses are an easily overlooked architectural marvel of Britain's agricultural revolution in the 18th century. John Martin Robinson reveals the interest and importance of these buildings
7 min |
March 16, 2022
Country Life UK
Rooms with a view
You only need to explore Britain's historic houses to appreciate the benefits of a beautiful setting. Jeremy Spencer of Janine Stone shares the secret to making the most of an often overlooked asset with COUNTRY LIFE'S Executive Editor, Giles Kime
2 min |
March 16, 2022
Country Life UK
Castles on the hill
Not always found on hills and not necessarily forts, our thousands of ancient hill forts contain sacrificial burial grounds, buried treasures and a certain strange magic
6 min |
March 16, 2022
Country Life UK
Calf love and birthing pains
The calm of the calving shed belies the turbulence of the world outside
3 min |
March 16, 2022
Country Life UK
South
SIR ERNEST SHACKLETON called his Endurance expedition of 1914, which aimed to cross the entire Antarctic continent, 'the last great polar journey that can be made.
4 min |
March 16, 2022
Country Life UK
The time of my life
Sociable souls tell Eleanor Doughty the secret of a memorable party
4 min |
March 16, 2022
Country Life UK
The new black tie
Standard-issue black tie might still fit the bill for awards dinners and rugby-club shindigs, but, elsewhere, a new generation of men is becoming more creative when it comes to dressing up
3 min |
March 16, 2022
Country Life UK
Turn up the heat
Furniture, cabinetry and accessories to spice up your kitchen, selected
3 min |
March 16, 2022
Country Life UK
To boldly go where no man has gone before
Whether attempting to conquer Everest wearing pullovers or de-icing the engines of a moving plane with a knife, we've long tested human endurance to the limit
5 min |
March 16, 2022
Country Life UK
LONDON'S PLEASANT PASTURES
From evidence of prehistoric life in Greenwich Park to Shire horses in Richmond Park, there’s more to London’s Royal Parks than meets the eye, says natural-history film maker Peter Collins
8 min |
March 02, 2022
Country Life UK
The circus rolls on
After an appalling winter in Australia, England set themselves up to fail against an ordinary West Indies, says James Fishe
4 min |
March 02, 2022
Country Life UK
Go west, young man
Three county houses in and around Dartmoor are ideal for the influx of buyers, now able to avoid a daily commute, seeking a dose of the wild West Country
5 min |
March 02, 2022
Country Life UK
The scent of spring
New varieties of our little native violet are helping to bring this Victorian favourite back into the garden, says John Hoyland
5 min |
March 02, 2022
Country Life UK
One tuber to rule them all
Accused of inflaming passions, encouraging flatulence and generally being a bore, life without the humble yet delicious potato is unthinkable, swears Tom Parker Bowles
7 min |
March 02, 2022
Country Life UK
No going back
By the time the monarchy was restored in 1660, the ravages of the Civil War had wrought so much damage on our mighty oaks and imposing castles that the landscape had changed forever, says Anna Keay
5 min |
March 02, 2022
Country Life UK
Desert Island Discs
Britain’s greatest masterpieces
4 min |
March 02, 2022
Country Life UK
A fresh look at the 1980s
Later this month, COUNTRY LIFE will explore the interior decoration of a misunderstood decade
2 min |
March 02, 2022
Country Life UK
Always eat your greens
Much maligned thanks to the malodorous green sludge served up at school dinners, cabbage should be celebrated for its versatility and enjoyed steamed, then slathered in butter, says Tom Parker Bowles
4 min |
February 09, 2022
Country Life UK
A symphony in timber
The Carpenters’ Company, Throgmorton Avenue, EC2 One of the most remarkable Modernist interiors of post-war London was created by a City Livery Company to celebrate its craft, as John Goodall explains
9 min |
March 02, 2022
Country Life UK
A certain harmony of colour
Short and slight, monocle-wearing James McNeill Whistler was a dashing, combative character who sought parallels between music and painting, says Caroline Bugler
7 min |
March 02, 2022
Country Life UK
The COUNTRY LIFE Top 100
Planning to restore, remodel or re-build a country house? Or to establish a new garden? For the sixth year, we have chosen experts with the knowledge, experience and creativity required to get it right
10+ min |
March 09, 2022
Country Life UK
Mad women go out in the rain
The rain-soaked, deserted Cheddar Gorge proves exhilarating
3 min |
March 09, 2022
Country Life UK
Like a moth to a precious tapestry
A campaign to save heritage fabrics from one of our most destructively proliferating insects is going well
6 min |