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Where has the biggest population — Sweden or Switzerland? Find out in the Country Life Quiz of the Day, March 3, 2026
Today's quiz is not just limited to countries beginning with 's', but they are involved.
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These are a few of James Middleton's favourite things
The Princess of Wales's brother reveals the three things he holds dear to his heart. Illustrations by Ollie Maxwell.
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Country Life March 4, 2026
What kind of wedding guest are you? Plus the birds doing brilliantly and how Stubbs changed art, all in Country Life March 4, 2026.
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Thomas Gainsborough means one thing in Britain. He means another in America
Gilded Age industrialists were mad for the quintessentially English artist. A new exhibition at The Frick in New York City, focused on fashion in his portraiture, sets the stage for a revival.
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A Georgian home with a Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen living room that brings a touch of Hogwarts to one of the greenest parts of London
This fine, six-bedroom home in Blackheath has a living space created by the famed interior designer who once dominated the television schedules.
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A very brief history of brown sauce
Beloved of everyone from prime ministers to Sir John Betjeman, brown sauce — arguably Britain’s favourite piquant condiment — has a wonderfully rich history.
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Sir Antony Gormley: Why I am continually captivated by Adriaen de Vries’s radical sculpture Antiope and Theseus
Sir Antony Gormley writes about why Adriaen de Vries’s sculpture may look vastly different from his own, 'Reflect', but still shares with it a fascination with balance and instability.
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Can you name this ballet? Find out in the Country Life Quiz of the Day, March 2, 2026
Other pop culture questions abound in our daily quiz.
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Gibside: The curious roofless castle where The King's ancestor was kidnapped
Gibside flourished under coal baron George Bowes but his heiress daughter, Mary Eleanor, nearly lost it all to her deceitful second husband.
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What is everyone talking about this week: Longevity? I think farmers invented that...
The longevity-industrial complex is making trillions recasting time-old ideas as radical breakthroughs. Wait till its enlightened advocates hear about the countryside
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Driving is an occasion. It's time to dress like it
The renaissance of 'car clothing' means there's no excuse not to be the best dressed man or woman behind the wheel, as Simon De Burton explains.
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Almanza Backseat Driver, Collooney Tartan Tease, Burneze Geordie Girl: What it takes to be crowned Best in Show at Crufts (apart from a very long name)
Ahead of Crufts 2026, look back at the past decade of Best in Show winners.
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'A blue-blood background and a drive to disrupt': Lady Violet Manners on the importance of preserving Britain's privately-owned country homes
The Viscountess talks about a childhood at Belvoir Castle, primogeniture and why Americans love a British country home.
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Five magical country homes for sale across Britain, as seen in Country Life
From Shropshire to Kent, this wonderful places all came to the market in Country Life this week.
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Forget museums, the pub is where real history happens
Ashleigh Arnott looks at how our favourite watering holes have been the epicentres of scientific discovery, affairs, literature, and the Invasion of Normandy.
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A Suffolk home where glass, steel, timber and thatch come together in perfect harmony
This new house of four discrete elements adopts vernacular forms and materials to striking effect. Clive Aslet pays a visit to Housestead, Suffolk — home of Abigail Hopkins and Amir Sanei — to discover more. Photography by Paul Highnam for Country Life.
