This week in Country Life we explain the run-up to the Battle of Waterloo and the events of June 18, 1815, we visit Apsley House in London and admire Wellington’s art collection, we examine the truly wild English rose species of hedgerow and heath, we reveal the colourful history of Hunter & Frankau, which celebrates its 225th anniversary this week and we learn to cook with fennel.
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You can’t always rely on the Great British summer — but you can rely on its watchesBritish watchmakers have excelled themselves in recent months — releasing bright and beautiful timepieces that you'll want on your wrist through summer, and beyond.
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Simon Jenkins: 50 years of saving Britain's buildings, from triumphs and disasters to the great country house we bought for £1In 1975, a new organisation was set up with the express aim of saving Britain's most beautiful and historic buildings from the wrecking ball. How has SAVE fared in the 50 years since then far? Simon Jenkins — who was involved as a trustee right from the very start — looks back on half a century of successes... and one or two painful failures.
