Country Life UK Magazine - September 01, 2021
Country Life UK Magazine - September 01, 2021
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In this issue
Straight from the horse’s mouth
For centuries, we have relied on our trusty steeds. John Lewis- Stempel delves into equine lives.
Once upon a blackberry
Amid the thorns is sustenance for man and beast alike. Vicky Liddell untangles the bramble.
Leonie Benesch’s favourite painting
The actress picks a powerful self-portrait of a very modern girl.
The History Boys
AS a Leeds grammar-school boy pre-paring to take a scholarship exam for Oxford, Alan Bennett worked out a clever system of reducing ‘everything I knew to a set of notes with answers to possible questions and odd, eye-catching quotations all written out on a series of forty or fifty correspondence cards, a handful of which I carried in my pocket wherever I went.
4 mins
All the gears and no idea
The presenter on the realities of farming and why rock stars should run the countryside
5 mins
Admiration and intimacy
The Palace of Versailles, France From 1661 until his death in 1715, Louis XIV invested huge sums of money transforming Versailles into a palace that commanded international admiration. Philip Mansel considers the response of English visitors to this astonishing creation
8 mins
Purple reign
It’s September and the grapes hang heavy on the vine, ripe for treading, explains Amy Jeffs
2 mins
Straight from the horse's mouth
Equus caballus has served us for millennia on the land, the battlefield and in the sporting arena, so it’s no wonder our passion for our trusty steeds remains unbridled, says John Lewis-Stempel
6 mins
Where champions are made
After Britain’s triumphant equestrian Olympics, there is a chance to watch the stars on home turf, says Kate Green
3 mins
Why We Should All Be Growing Plectranthus
The Victorian favorite is finding justly deserved favour again, reveals John Hoyland
4 mins
Wonderful walnuts
IN the run-up to my birthday in mid-July, it is not unusual to see me with a knitting needle heading to the nearest walnut tree.
4 mins
Escape to the farm
Never has it been more important for children to learn about food production or responsibility for animals. Tessa Waugh reports on the schools taking a lead in agricultural education
6 mins
The girls are running away with the ball
Sally Jones celebrates the schools that have broken with tradition to promote girls playing formerly male-dominated sports
6 mins
Country Life UK Magazine Description:
Publisher: Future
Category: Lifestyle
Language: English
Frequency: Weekly
Country Life; architecture, gardens, countryside, property, the very best of British life Published by IPC Media. Country Life, the quintessential English magazine, is undoubtedly one of the biggest and instantly recognisable brands in the UK today. It has a unique core mix of contemporary country-related editorial and top end property advertising. Editorially, the magazine comments in-depth on a wide variety of subjects, such as architecture, the arts, gardens and gardening, travel, the countryside, field-sports and wildlife. With renowned columnists and superb photography Country Life delivers the very best of British life every week.
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