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Edward Hudson: The tale of the man who founded Country Life, 125 years ago this month
A publisher, innovator and shrewd businessman with strong connections to the Liberal political establishment, Edward Hudson was the visionary founder of Country Life 125 years ago. Clive Aslet revisits his remarkable life.
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125 years of property sold through Country Life, from Chartwell to Stonehenge (yes, really)
Country Life has been at the heart of the finest property for sale in Britain ever since the first issue, some 125 years ago today. Our property editor Annunciata Elwes took a look through the archives to see some of the most extraordinary and noteworthy places for sale.
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Hold the front page: 12 famous Frontispieces
Rosie Paterson selects a Frontispiece from each decade. Photographs from the Country Life Picture Library.
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22 things you probably never knew about Country Life
I never knew that about Country Life…
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How Country Life’s 125-year journey began, thanks to a visionary founder
As Country Life celebrates its 125th anniversary, Michael Hall tells the remarkable story of how the magazine came into being under the exacting eye of its founding editor, Edward Hudson.
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Digitising Country Life's 125 years of history
A hugely ambitious initiative to digitise the contents of the Country Life photographic archive during the magazine's 125th anniversary year promises to make its riches properly accessible to everyone for the first time. John Goodall explains more.
