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.

Dorfold Hall in Cheshire is an outstanding Jacobean house, but was an unexpected product of dynastic disappointment. John ...

In only three years, The King has overseen a remarkable resurrection of the gardens and parkland at Sandringham. Charles ...

Back then, a pocket watch sat vertically inside one’s jacket, which exerted pressure on its various components and risked ...

Nature’s spiky deterrents — thorns, spines and prickles — may be quick to catch us out, but they can also prove to be a ...

Hamilton & Inches are the only fine jeweller licensed to work with and sell Scotland’s rare freshwater pearls — and one of ...

Savile Row is the home of the bespoke suit, but its history is a lot more colourful than you might expect.

Test your general knowledge in today's Country Life quiz. The Country Life quiz runs daily every afternoon, with new editions ...

A summer picnic in 1743 prompted Frederick the Great to create a retreat for himself outside his capital at Berlin. The ...

The Country Life quiz runs daily every afternoon, with new editions published at 4pm. Exquisite houses, the beauty of Nature, ...

I have had such great pleasure living with these wonderful objects, each telling their own fascinating story.’ ...

AKA Matthew Pritchett — talks to Lotte Brundle about his career as a cartoonist, his love of Snoopy and how he ‘stole’ his ...