'They were serious men on a serious mission in a dangerous world... the contrast with 50 years later is seriously sobering'
Our columnist Agromones tells a 'seriously sobering' tale of life in government from a different, yet not so distant era.
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Rousham, Oxfordshire: An garden that 'may be the most atmospheric, the most beautiful and the most intellectual in the country'
Timothy Mowl celebrates what may be the most atmospheric, the most beautiful and the most intellectual garden in the country, Rousham in Oxfordshire.
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Country Life 19 January 2022
Country Life 19 January 2022 looks at telegraph poles, red telephone boxes and winter gardens.
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My Favourite Painting: Virginia Chadwyck-Healey
Stylist and writer Virginia Chadwyck-Healey chooses an image that she first came across during lockdown.
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Curious Questions: Are parakeets a treasure or a curse?
Ring-necked parakeets have made themselves at home across London and beyond, but how did these birds come to swap tropical climes for our grey shores, asks Claire Jackson.
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Spectacular Scottish castles and estates for sale
We take a look at the finest country houses, castles and estates for sale in Scotland, starting from just £725,000.
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Country Life 12 January 2022
Country Life 12 January 2022 looks at England's quirkiest villages, and much more.
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Best country houses for sale this week
Catch up on the best country houses for sale this week that have come to the market via Country Life.
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My favourite painting: Nigel Prince
Nigel Prince, director of Artes Mundi, on a mesmerising image by Anwar Jalal Shemza.
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The Idle Rocks, St Mawes: A hotel where winter can even outshine summer — particularly if you take the whole place for yourself and your loved ones
The Idle Rocks in Cornwall has long been a popular destination for those looking for a beautiful West Country hotel — and if you're going with a group, this retreat is now available for enviable private stays. Harry McKinley paid a visit.
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Country Life 5 January 2022
Country Life 5 January 2022 celebrates the magazine's 125th anniversary.
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You're going to break all your New Year's Resolutions, but don't worry — you're in good company
New Year's Resolutions: we make them, then we break them. However, as Felicity Day discovers, our famous forebears — from Samuel Pepys to Virginia Woolf — were equally as bad at keeping their New Year’s resolutions.
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How to cure a hangover, by some of Britain's greatest-ever writers
Got a hangover? Heave yourself out of bed and throw yourself on the mercy of one of these literary cures, suggests Emma Hughes.
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Country Life 29 December 2021
Country Life 29 December 2021 takes an in-depth look at why and how we should eat seasonal food throughout the year, for the good of our bodies, our wallets and out planet.
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The Country Life Editor's Christmas Quiz for 2021: See all the answers
Get the answers to our 2021 Christmas Quiz.
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Boxing Day: What it is, why we celebrate it, and how 'Good King Wenceslas' earned his name on the Feast of Stephen
Better known as Boxing Day, the origins of St Stephen’s Day are sinister and macabre, especially for poor wrens, as Aeneas Dennison discovers.
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Country Life's best 10 articles of 2021
The Country Life website team takes its pick of some of our favourite articles of the year — some of which were big hits, some of which went under the radar, but all of which we think were fascinating slices of life.
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The Country Life Christmas message by Revd Daniel French, the brilliant and quirky vicar with a penchant for dressing in Dalek costumes at village fêtes
We have a tendency to exhaust ourselves trying to create the perfect Christmas, but we should return to the charitable heart of the season and be mindful of those who are struggling, advocates the Revd Daniel A. French.
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All you need to know about carving meat, according to the experts at The Ritz
How a well-roasted joint is sliced will affect how it looks and tastes. Nick Hammond leaves no whetstone unturned to discover the best way to carve meat.
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See what's inside Country Life's spectacular Christmas double issue
The Country Life double issue is the magazine's highlight of the year. Here's a look at some of what you'll find inside the 292-page seasonal treat.
