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Happy Cinco de Mayo! The Country Life Quiz of the Day, May 5, 2026Test your knowledge of the Mexican festivities in our quiz.
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Should we credit the country house with the headpiece renaissance?Markers of time, place and personality, headpieces are little pieces of theatre; exquisite sculptural objects that exist in dialogue with the body, says Melanie Cable-Alexander.
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'I hadn't seen anyone who looked like me moving outdoors': Bethany Handley on nature, access, and going up mountains in a pink wheelchairThe author, poet and campaigner Bethany Handley joins the Country Life Podcast.
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Country Life May 6, 2026Country Life May 6, 2026 celebrates Jilly Cooper, the Badminton Horse Trials and delves into the greatest property in the Cotswolds.
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'The builders took the roof off and all the walls fell down': Mary King on her first house in the countryMary King, the six-time Olympian and one of the most decorated riders in the history of eventing, on her first country home.
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Heist alive! Andrew Lloyd Webber takes on the man who stole the Mona LisaThe restless bard of musical theatre is working on his new opus, tackling the peripatetic theft of the world's most famous painting.
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The Met Gala dress code is 'Fashion is Art'. But is it?Does McQueen equal Mondrian? And is Dior on a par with Dalí? Susanne Madsen weighs in.
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'Rocco knows that the four-hours-on, two-hours-off routine of an Atlantic crossing is nothing to the sleep deprivation of Cowes Week': A spotter's guide to the SeasonAs hats and morning coats are brushed off, picnic hampers are packed and shoes are polished, we pick some of our favourite characters from the Season's milieu.
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I have seen the future and it is a Norwegian ski chaletWith ultra-luxurious properties springing up all over snow-sure Geilo, it might be time to start considering Norway as next year's ski destination.
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Built for a pretender to the Scottish throne, consumed by a coalfield: The doom of Hamilton PalaceAt its zenith, Hamilton Palace rivalled Buckingham Palace in size — but when it was photographed for Country Life, its days were already numbered, says Melanie Bryan.
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It's Twingo time: The world's coolest car has made a comebackAn icon of summer holiday's past, the new Twingo carries on Renault's recent run of designing fabulous 'retro' cars.
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10 grand country houses across Britain, from Dorset to North Yorkshire, as seen in Country LifeOur look at some of the finest homes to come on to the market through Country Life this week includes a wonderful Bedfordshire mansion and a home with a truly exquisite poolhouse.
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'There is much to be said for decorating slowly and allowing layers to build up gradually': Country Life's Chelsea Flower Show stand designer opens the doors to his own Winchester homeThe architect George Saumarez Smith describes how he created a home by slow evolution, rather than revolution
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Short legs working overtime, royal connections and that famous ‘butt wiggle’: The history of the CorgiLong, low-slung bodies, short legs working overtime, an unmistakable strut — and, of course, that famous ‘butt wiggle’. That’s right: the corgi.
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Calico House: A modern home in an ancient house, lovingly restored and full of historyEnlarged by a prosperous yeoman farmer in the 17th century, the remarkable Calico House, in Newnham, Kent, has a complex history stretching back to the Middle Ages. John Goodall reports on a place that is now the home of Graham Lloyd-Brunt and Ewan Brown. Photography by Will Pryce for Country Life.
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A 1,000-year-old medieval monastery that's now become a stunning waterside home on the banks of the River ThamesIn one of the prettiest spots along the River Thames in Berkshire, The Cloisters is a house that takes the breath away.
