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Almost two centuries after his death, the architect’s work continues to inspire both classic and contemporary designers. At a Country Life event in March, four leading design experts will explore his ...

Games of Snakes and Ladder punctuated most of our childhoods, but how many of us know about its Ancient Indian origins and ...

Once frequented by David Bowie, Monte Argentario, on Italy's Tuscan coastline, is back in the spotlight a half century on and ...

It's 130 years since Octavia Hill, Canon Hardwicke Rawnsley and Sir Robert Hunter coming together to form the National Trust. From relatively humble beginnings — the first property, Alfriston Clergy ...

Utilitarian outwear has taken the fashion world by storm and now Britain's world-famous wax jackets are getting in on the act ...

Pablo Picasso knew how to make a woman happy: In the autumn of 1951, months after he had begun an on-and-off affair with author Geneviève Laporte, 25 to his 70, he gave her a lithograph he had made.

1. The Forestry Commission 2,571,270 acres Owned by the Government-which wants to privatise it-on behalf of the public, Britain's largest land manager leases 208,895 acres of the 2.5 million acres in ...