We’ve been using matches for 200 years–but, as Rob Crossan discovers, the story of how they came to be is far more colourful (and hair-raising) than we might imagine.
In only three years, The King has overseen a remarkable resurrection of the gardens and parkland at Sandringham. Charles ...
What a report on the spending of female billionaires tells us about the future of museum collections
Between 2015 and 2024, the number of female billionaires grew from 190 to 344. Could this be good news for the art world?
Test your general knowledge in today's Country Life quiz. The Country Life quiz runs daily every afternoon, with new editions ...
Mark Diacono doesn't grow many trees for the sake of the bounty they provide — but these are the notable exceptions.
Grade I-listed Raynham Hall, near Fakenham, Norfolk, was built by Sir Roger Townshend in 1620 and extended by William Kent in the early 1720s. It is one of the earliest neo-Palladian houses in England ...
I have had such great pleasure living with these wonderful objects, each telling their own fascinating story.’ ...
Test your general knowledge in today's Country Life quiz. The Country Life quiz runs daily every afternoon, with new editions ...
Saltmoore, on the North Yorkshire coast, has barely been open a year but is already earning recognition as one of the finest ...
James Fisher gets to drive fast cars for a living, but are sleek lines and high horsepower quite the 'babe magnets' so many ...
The 6,482 volunteers unearthed waste discarded decades ago among the 232,229 pieces of litter recorded during the initiative.
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