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Eileen Soper: The 'schoolgirl among the masters' with paintings in millions of homes, even yours
Renowned for illustrating the ‘Famous Five’ series, the mercurial, motorcar-obsessed Eileen Soper lived a bucolic and eccentric life.
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Posh people do well on I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! because they survived boarding school: Sophia Money-Coutt's snob's guide to reality television
'One of my least favourite forms of snobbery is television snobbery,' says our weekly columnist — who also reveals what her favourite reality television shows are.
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A mesmerising portrait in the eerie country house that inspired Charlotte Brontë to write 'Jane Eyre'
A dark episode in the family history of Norton Conyers inspired a young Charlotte Brontë to write Jane Eyre — but the hidden attic is just one of many treasures in this grand Yorkshire house.
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What is everyone talking about this week: Winter weddings might just be better than their summer counterparts
As our winters warm, so have Britons warmed to winter weddings. Just keep the fireplace well stocked.
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The monk strap: Where did the shoe with sole and sophistication come from?
Amie Elizabeth White charts the history of the monk strap shoe — beloved by Clark Gable, Cary Grant and James Bond.
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Katharine Hay, the woman who's walking the length and breadth of Scotland
Two years and two thousand miles into her epic journey on foot around Scotland, The Scotsman's rural affairs correspondent Katharine Hay joins the Country Life Podcast.
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Twenty momentous photographs from the last 100 years that define our history
Every photograph tells a story and none more so than these 20 unforgettable ones.
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AI is now reaching into every corner of our lives — we can, and must, carefully choose how to engage with it
Emma Hughes, a key part of Country Life magazine's features team, is also a novelist. She reflects on the expanding reach of AI after finding out that her work had been 'scraped' in order to train Meta's new AI assistant, Llama 3.
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Jazz music has always made a case for revolution, and we're falling back in love again
There’s more than a whiff of swing in the air–and on the airwaves. Will Hosie explores the resurrection of one of music’s most exciting genres
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'I am blessed with many talents, most of which I can’t print, but taking a decent photograph is not one of them': How a camera-challenged Millennial fell in love with a landscape
A recent visit to Kinloch Lodge hotel was accompanied by a lesson in landscape photography.
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What do Taylor Swift, Guy Ritchie and The King have in common? They all love a 200-year-old fabric born in Scotland’s textile mills
Lovat Mill, the last tweed producer in the Scottish Borders, has fans in Madonna, Taylor Swift and The King — and they’re releasing 15 new designs to celebrate the fabric’s 200 year anniversary.
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Make sure you don't skip these South of England art and history highlights
In our final instalment of Charlotte Mullins' fifty treasures series she journeys to the South of England and the Isle of White.
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'Why do the Americans insist on calling a perfectly ordinary walk a hike?': A snob's guide to staying fit
Sophia Money-Coutts reveals her 'permissible forms of movement'. Spoiler alert: the gym and Zumba are out.
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The 'micro mosaic' at Holkham Hall that uses a fascinating, unusual technique pioneered by the Vatican
John Goodall speaks to the Earl of Leicester about one of the most unusual and beautiful objects at Holkham Hall in Norfolk.
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The seven artistic wonders of the Midlands to put on your bucket list
In the latest instalment of her fifty treasures of the British Isles series, Charlotte Mullins takes a look at what's to be found in the Midlands.
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1,000 issues and counting: Mark Hedges on two decades editing Country Life magazine
Country Life's 100th podcast celebrates Mark Hedges's 1,000th issue at the helm of one of Britain's best-loved magazines.
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Tate-à-tête: The National Gallery’s promise to grow its modern-art collection risks reopening old wounds
The National Gallery's announcement of a new wing and more modern art promises to reignite a historic rivalry with Tate.
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Agatha Christie and the murder mystery: A bloody-good legacy
Kate Green takes a closer look at the goddess of the murder mystery, 100 years after the author was catapulted to literary stardom.
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The ultimate guide to London in the rain, from the best cosy pubs and restaurants to spas, saunas and cinemas, and what to wear
Here's how to make the most of the British capital — even when its at its worst. Illustrations by Tom Jennings.
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What is everyone talking about this week: January is the worst month of the year. Here's 15 ways to make it fun
P.s if you've made any New Year's resolutions, please don't tell us — or anyone else — about them.
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Scotland's unmissable art and history touchstones — and where to find them
As part of her list of 50 unmissable treasures in the British Isles, Charlotte Mullins takes a look at some outstanding pieces of our heritage, located in Scotland.
