This week in Country Life we celebrate our astonishing Queen, who becomes Britain's longest-reigning monarch today.
We also speak to Cotswold landowner Lord Vestey about the importance of continuity, we reveal our essential guide to the most delightful Cotswold market towns, we visit Westonbirt House, a fine ensemble of Victorian architecture, we enjoy some expert tuition on the River Test and we get creative with oranges and lemons in the kitchen.
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'I have lost a treasure, such a sister, such a friend as never can have been surpassed': Inside Jane Austen's Winchester home, the house where she penned her final words and drew her final breathJane Austen spent the last days of her life in rented lodgings in Winchester, Hampshire. Adam Rattray describes the remarkable recent discoveries made about the house in which she died.
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An utterly charming island home in Scotland with gardens so beautiful they made the cover of Country LifeAn Cala on the Isle of Seil has a fascinating history that is only enhanced by its amazing setting.
