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Carla Carlisle: Wallis Simpson’s great gift to Britain? Swapping vain, impulsive Edward for the patience, steadiness and kindliness of George and Elizabeth

Carla Carlisle: Wallis Simpson’s great gift to Britain? Swapping vain,

Carla Carlisle may be a free-born American, but she doffs her cap to the late Queen, the new King, and
How to get your outdoor spaces scrubbed up and ready for outdoor entertaining

How to get your outdoor spaces scrubbed up and ready

Many of us almost lived outside during the long hot summer, but these days the end of the hot weather
A charming 17th century Cotswold stone cottage that's brimming with delightful period features

A charming 17th century Cotswold stone cottage that's brimming with

Those searching for their own Cotswold idyll will be hard pressed to find somewhere as sweet as Orchard Cottage, with
My Favourite Painting: Christopher Woodward

My Favourite Painting: Christopher Woodward

Christopher Woodward of The Garden Museum picks a Lucian Freud from his organisation’s upcoming exhibition. Christopher Woodward on Two Plants
Sarah Raven: The flowers I have that are flourishing superbly, despite the battering heat of this summer

Sarah Raven: The flowers I have that are flourishing superbly,

Gardener and writer Sarah Raven on the flowers that haven’t wilted in the heat. As late-summer and autumn border fillers,
The disused churches becoming incredible 21st century spaces for us all

The disused churches becoming incredible 21st century spaces for us

Parish churches may still be physically the centre of communities, but their redundancy as places of worship is becoming a
The English country house in the Regency period: Fashionable novelty and an unprecedented stylistic eclecticism

The English country house in the Regency period: Fashionable novelty

John Goodall looks at developments in the English house during the Regency period. On October 5, 1826, Hermann, Prince of
A magnificent 200-acre estate near Bath with an irresistible farmhouse at its core

A magnificent 200-acre estate near Bath with an irresistible farmhouse

There’s plenty to fall in love with at Lower Schockerwick Farm, with water meadows, acres of glorious southwest countryside, numerous
The secret history of the humble pork pie

The secret history of the humble pork pie

Martin Fone tells the tale of a true British culinary classic: the pork pie. A staple of the picnic hamper,
The Witches of Mull, and other spine-chilling stories from an island full of myth and magic

The Witches of Mull, and other spine-chilling stories from an

Now a thriving tourist spot, the Isle of Mull was once a perilous place to survive — particularly if you
The Gardens of Greywalls: A Scottish masterpiece bearing the imprint of Lutyens and Jekyll

The Gardens of Greywalls: A Scottish masterpiece bearing the imprint

‘Within a mashie-niblick’ of the 18th green at Muirfield Golf Club lies a garden of great beauty and history, as
The champion dog trainer with a game-changing method who can teach any dog new tricks

The champion dog trainer with a game-changing method who can

It’s a year since award-winning dog trainer Ben Randall — who looks after the dogs for everyone from David Beckham to