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Did Chanel's spectacular diamond exhibition almost cure the Great Depression?Three years after the 1929 stock-market crash, when the world was still in the depths of depression, Coco Chanel staged a dazzling exhibition of astronomically inspired jewellery.
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A beachfront Victorian fortress for sale on Alderney that could be in the CaribbeanThe historic fort of Château l'Etoc is on the market for the first time since the 1930s.
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Country Life's 'unusually hurried and ill-composed photographs' of a curious home eviscerated by The BlitzRadnor House was unfashionable... until it wasn't.
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What is everyone talking about this week: How Yotam Ottolenghi inspired a vogue for harvest partiesThe chef who taught Britain how to love vegetables is now celebrating them with an annual back-to-school party. Others are following suit.
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The Goodwood Members' Meeting, where The Duke of Richmond meets Dave from RichmondNick Hendrix makes it a personal mission to inspire the next generation of petrolheads. Where else to do so than West Sussex?
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Dangerous descendant of wolves or dedicated war hero? The rise, fall and rise again of the incomparable German shepherdAgnes Stamp traces the history of the German shepherd.
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Six outstanding country homes, from £460,000 to £6 million, as seen in Country LifeOur look at some of the best homes to come to the market through Country Life this week includes a magical Georgian home and a huge period house in Berkshire.
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Lights, camera, countryside: The best rural cinemasCinemas aren't just for cities, there are plenty in the countryside too, says Madeleine Silver. Illustrations by Bryony Fripp.
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A six-bedroom mansion with tower, lake and 22 acres on a beautiful Scottish peninsula at just £635,000Ardmore House in Dunbartonshire offers the country house dream at a city flat price.
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Why the treacherous lure of quivering quicksand haunts our nightmaresThe seaside sludge has captivated the minds of writers and film-makers for centuries. Harry Pearson gets to the bottom of why.
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'Alexander McQueen is coming home the way football never could': This season’s ‘it’ item is the runway itselfLondon Fashion Week is finally back in vogue.
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The Plaza review: Gilded Age opulence beloved by Fitzgerald, The Beatles and a lion called GoldfleckCarla Passino reviews New York's most impressive grande dame.
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How Kew planted an American prairie in the heart of SussexSwathes of American prairie plants are being trialled at Kew Wakehurst in an effort to search for drought-tolerant species for our gardens. Charles Quest-Ritson reports. Photographs by Mimi Connolly.
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For sale: a château that went from hosting medieval kings to a 'wild and famous' nightclubThe Château de Domblans is the very picture of the classic French castle — but its story is a little different to what you might expect.
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Can you guess these country house prices? It's the Country Life Quiz of the Day, September 11, 2026If property is your bag then you won't want to miss today's quiz.
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Blackacre: The award winning bespoke jeweller doing it the hard wayPresented by Blackacre
Blackacre’s founder, Samuel Stirrat, tells Country Life how a childhood encounter led to a career creating delightful, one-of-a-kind jewellery.
