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Chery Tiggo 9: Maybe the communists are onto something
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The revolutionary dog that almost became Ireland’s national breed
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The Shropshire boarding school that's lived multiple lives, transformed into a wonderful country house with the coolest cellar we've seen in years
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The life of a BAFTA begins in an industrial estate in Braintree
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'I have never ceased talking of the beauty of Ampthill': The tale of one of Britain's best-loved country houses
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Home is where the hearth is: Five picture-perfect cottages with glorious fireplaces
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'I do write in and say they should have more about farming': Zandra Rhodes on The Archers, getting arrested and making clothes for Freddie Mercury
By Rosie Paterson
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People & Places
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The life of a BAFTA begins in an industrial estate in Braintree
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The W1 set is up in arms about Liz Truss's roof terrace. But what is a members' club without one?
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What have the Romans ever done for us? For one thing, taught us the art of seduction
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‘I’m like: “Give me those tights, let me show you”: Ballet superstar Carlos Acosta’s consuming passions
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Property
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The Shropshire boarding school that's lived multiple lives, transformed into a wonderful country house with the coolest cellar we've seen in years
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A 350-year-old estate in Barbados that’s hosted royals and Helen Mirren, furnished with 400 potted plants
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The seven best-kept secrets in the UK property market
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This Easter, give the gift of a small Welsh island
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A 16th century gatehouse for sale outside the castle where Henry VIII is thought to have pursued Anne Boleyn
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A Cluedo board rendered real at a country pile with 19 bedrooms, and a gym in the chapel
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'The most beautiful house for sale in London' is a six-bedroom home with a walled garden that backs on to Greenwich Park
By Will Hosie
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Architecture
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'I have never ceased talking of the beauty of Ampthill': The tale of one of Britain's best-loved country houses
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Les Espaces d'Abraxas: 'Building a Versailles for the people in Noisy-le-Grand'
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'A fantastic creation, with the magic of a strange, dreamed, longed-for world': Inside Schloss Charlottenhof, the Prussian royal family's exquisite sanctuary
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The magnificent London mansion that Country Life mourned when it was demolished to make room for the Dorchester Hotel
By Melanie Bryan -

Repton: The 500-year-old school with a medieval priory whose story leads back to the kings of Mercia
By David Robinson -

The striking Arts & Crafts country home with interiors by William Morris that disappeared without a trace
By Melanie Bryan -

'The Shakespeare of architects... he has yet had no equal in this country': Sir John Vanbrugh and the legacy of Blenheim Palace
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Can you tell the difference between a trefoil and an embrasure? A pictorial guide to medieval architecture
By Toby Keel
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Interiors
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London Design Week: What to look out for at next month's unmissable interiors event
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How do you add historic character back into a soulless room?
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This clever interiors trick is the secret to creating multifunctional spaces — and it was integral to the design of many English country houses of the past
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'It was a complete wreck': Reclaiming a Hampshire coaching house from the earth
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How do you add a dash of theatricality to a 1930s house? By taking inspiration from the legendary architect and set designer Oliver Messel
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Are you a curator, a sympathiser or a conscientious objector? Take our Interiors Editor's quiz to discover your design DNA
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‘The pair drove to Belgium in their Mini and returned with the chair wrapped in duvets’: The mother-and-daughter duo that brought a converted Cotswolds barn back to life
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'You should need little reminding that the 1980s are back': Country Life's interior-design predictions for 2026
By Giles Kime
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Gardens
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Intrepid, enterprising, dedicated: The new generation of nursery owners creating the flowers we'll be enjoying for decades to come
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Alan Titchmarsh: Patience is in short supply today, but learning when to crack on and when to leave well alone will do your garden wonders
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Penns in the Rocks: The East Sussex garden created by Vita Sackville-West, with a little help from the huge boulders that stood here when dinosaurs walked the earth
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'I was utterly bewitched': The heartwarming success story of one of Britain's greatest rose-growers
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William Robinson, the visionary gardener 150 years ahead of his time
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'It was like going on a blind date... over a few glasses of wine our friendship was sealed and by three in the morning we had a plan': The creation of a spectacular Moroccan garden
By Kirsty Fergusson
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LIFE & STYLE
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Chery Tiggo 9: Maybe the communists are onto something
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The revolutionary dog that almost became Ireland’s national breed
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William of Orange, Henry VIII and Shakespeare all fell under the spell of posey rings — once England's most popular item of jewellery
By Jonathan Self -

I'm thinking about the ice and wasting an afternoon on Autotrader
By James Fisher
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THE COUNTRYSIDE
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Britain's most widespread bird is also the most elusive — spotting it is one of ornithology’s great joys
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Love is all around us, just ask the natural world
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The short-eared owl is a breed apart
By Mark Cocker
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ART & CULTURE
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Pushing back against a culture of disposability: The enduring importance of craft
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'He allowed lion and a tiger to prowl around the castle and, if an unfortunate servant was mauled, they were paid compensation': Exotic animals in art
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'He was really the most radical artist of the 19th century': Georges Seurat at the Courtauld Gallery
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This Civil War coat and armour has survived four centuries in almost perfect condition — apart from the hole made by the musket ball that killed the man who wore it
By John Goodall
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Travel
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Hôtel du Couvent: This former convent on the French Riviera has rekindled the rules of luxury
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This Hollywood star's home in the Canadian wilderness is now an exclusive-use lodge
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The real challenge facing Britain's grande dame seafront hotels
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Couples are changing how they holiday — even on honeymoon
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The Cotton House review: If you're going to be the only hotel on Mustique, you better be great
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Is this London’s sexiest hotel room?
By Lotte Brundle
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Food & Drink
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‘French pastries all look amazing… but I wish more British bakers would look at what we used to have’: Richard Hart on the joys of jammy dodgers and iced buns
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Where's the rum gone? How the temperance movement took on the Royal Navy
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Tom Parker Bowles: 'There is no dish more lusty and full blooded than boeuf à la Bourguignonne'
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The 'chef's table' is off the ick list
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Sophia Money-Coutts: A snob's guide to supermarkets and what to do when there's no Waitrose
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Patrick Galbraith: 'The idea that a bar in Norfolk selling vinho verde would make it through even one winter was about as likely as the Madonna herself reappearing by the old water pump'
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Agromenes: The Food Waste Inspector is right to call out M&S, Waitrose and Lidl for throwing away food that is perfectly good to eat
By Agromenes
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