Some blame the beasts for desiccating already arid land, while others want to ban wool. When, and how, did sheep become such scapegoats?

Country Life is unlike any other magazine: the only glossy weekly on the newsstand and the only magazine that has been guest-edited by His Majesty The King not once, but twice. It is a celebration of ...

By 1724, he'd tired of the house sitting on it and, wanting to leave a lasting impression on his ancestral plot, decided to build something better. It was said that he asked for something grander and ...

Home Country Life Quiz The ghosts, the survivors, and the one with six fingers: How much do you know about the wives of Henry VIII? Find out in the Country Life Quiz of the Day, September 30, 2026 The ...

Cornwall: glorious beaches, good surf, divine countryside and tree-shaded lanes. Afternoons eating ice cream and fish and chips overlooking the fishing boats that rock gently in the harbour. This is ...

Five years went into its development and a further four bringing its 1,728 components together. Only four examples were ever made, one each in white, yellow and rose gold and a fourth in platinum.

The mountain range is best known as the home of the cult of Dionysus and the demise of Orpheus, and famous for its monasteries, for its rich ancient gold and silver mines that funded the campaigns of ...

The Normans get a bad press when it comes to the history of British landscapes. Their destruction of English towns has been compared by one historian, George Garnett, to the Blitz, whereas ...

From 'Waterloo' to 'Wonderwall' and The Cure to The Clash, today's quiz will test your knowledge of bands. Will you strike the right chord or fall flat?

Home Life & Style Jewellery I’ve journeyed to Cleopatra's lost emerald mines in search of the gemstone that's 100 times rarer than diamonds Rarer than diamonds and more valuable than any other ...

Home Culture Art & Exhibitions Contemporary Korean art is still very much a product of its past Reinterpreting outside influences in their own key, Korea’s artists and craftsmen mastered celadon ...

Home The Countryside Nature & Wildlife The 'hounds of heaven' are in the skies above, and it's one of Nature's greatest sights Our Country Mouse columnist Mark Hedges on the joys of watching the ...