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John Betjeman, Paul Nash, Christopher Hobhouse and the golden age of British guidebooksThe interwar years saw a boom in motoring and the emergence of a new sort of day-tripper, hungry to hit the road and explore the countryside.
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The marine animals that look suspiciously like dogsFrom Staffie-shaped seals and smiling Samoyed belugas to borzoi swordfish, World Ocean Day seemed the perfect opportunity to tackle one of life's most important questions: which marine animals look most like dogs?
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The death of Gentleman's Relish (and how I learned to stop worrying and make my own instead)Tom Parker Bowles laments the loss of one of Britain's savoury delights, but modern problems require modern solutions, as he suggests a suitable home-made alternative.
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Is it worth queueing around the street for a pocket watch? The answer, of course, is yesAmie Elizabeth White and Rosie Paterson reveal the very new trend for a very old accessory.
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The Monaco Royal Family's car collection is exactly the sort of unabashed showmanship you want to see from a princeA De Dion-Bouton, a black Chrysler Imperial, Panhards, a 'Borneo Green' Renault.... If you've thought of it, chances are the Grimaldis own it.
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'Do you want to be known as someone who’s simply too uptight to take lunch?' A snob’s guide to midweek diningIn her recurring column, Sophia Money-Coutts praises the midweek lunch.
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‘I’m not interested in cars — I’m interested in Ferraris’: Inside Rome’s glamorous new concorsoThe inaugural Anantara Concorso Roma brought 70 of Italy’s finest historic cars to the Eternal City — alongside rooftop cocktails, Vespa sidecars and no shortage of interesting characters.
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The financier, racing driver and prolific party animal who saved — and then lost — one of the 20th century's most notable country housesArdenrun Place was a short-lived yet architecturally notable English country house. Melanie Bryan tells its tale.
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Back when we were a proper country: Putting a V12 in a Jaguar E-TypeIn our latest dip into the Country Life motoring archive, John Taylor takes us back to 1971, when the E-Type was rewarded with a V12 engine for being a very handsome car indeed.
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You've got to have a lot of bottle to be an independent wine merchantIndependent wine merchants are going from strength to strength in rural communities. Gabriel Stone raises a glass to some of the best. Photographs by Millie Pilkington and Mark Williamson.
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How six of Britain's most important palaces inspired a new collection of striking jewelleryWhen it comes to designing jewellery, Hampton Court Palace and the Tower of London might not seem like natural sources of inspiration, but it made complete sense to Boodles.
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What is everyone talking about this week: Never mind the footy — come and play Cham'Pong insteadWill pubs be able to stay open past midnight to play England's games in full when the World Cup kicks off in the USA? No worries if not: we are the home of sport — and there's plenty more where that came from.
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'It’s a very convivial and helpful place to hang out, although I remember when they said that about Twitter': A snob’s guide to SubstackIn her regular column, Sophia Money-Coutts provides a guide to the internet's most popular self-publishing platform.
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‘I wanted the clothes to make the woman’: Diane Keaton’s iconic fashion collection goes on saleAn upcoming auction of Diane Keaton's immense personal collection is the talk of the town, says Carla Passino.
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What is everyone talking about this week: A Cuban supply shock has struck the marketCigars have taken a tumble. Where are they to be found?
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Between the vineyards and a V8: the Aston Martin DB12 S storms the South of FranceA beefed up version of Aston Martin's DB12 moves the needle in more ways than one, as Matthew MacConnell explains.
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The dogs of Rivals: Every breed spotted at the Rutshire Cup polo match — and beyondFrom aristocratic pointers to glamorous Dalmatians, season two of 'Rivals' is packed with scene-stealing dogs. We paused, rewound and freeze-framed our way through episode one to identify every breed spotted at the Rutshire polo match — all in the name of extremely important journalism.
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Engines are the stone tablets on which Rolls-Royce’s legacy was carved. So what happens when you replace them with a battery?The Rolls-Royce Phantom V by Lunaz might be the purest ever vision of Charles Rolls's electric prophecy. Trinity Francis finds out what makes it buzz.
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'If you're lucky, you might experience four seasons in the space of four hours': The snob's guide to summer dressingWhat to wear to weddings, park picnics, Royal Ascot, Glorious Goodwood, Henley Festival, according to Sophia Money-Coutts.
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Were florals for spring ever groundbreaking? The blooming romance between flowers and fashionFlowers have heavily influenced some of fashion's most famous names, including Gabrielle Chanel, Christian Dior and Elsa Schiaparelli, finds Amie Elizabeth White.
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Alfa Romeo Stelvio Quadrifoglio: I don't have children, but even if I did, I would love this car more than themIs putting a Ferrari-derived V6 engine in an Alfa Romeo a good idea? Yes, yes it is.
