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Twelfth Night: What it is, when it falls and why it's the biggest ...
Jan 5, 2024 · Twelfth Night was a time for ‘mumming’, too, when masked actors performed traditional folk plays. And, shortly before December 1600, Elizabeth I commissioned Shakespeare to write Twelfth Night; it was first performed in 1602 at Middle Temple to bring festivities to a close.The play, centred on twins Viola and Sebastian, makes use of the general disorder of traditional Twelfth Night ...
Inside Windsor Castle, by kind permission of the Sovereign
Apr 9, 2023 · As the new reign begins, John Martin Robinson takes an exclusive look at Windsor Castle, Berkshire — an official residence of His Majesty King Charles III — and in particular the recently completed representation of the State Apartments. Photographs taken in the last few days of the reign of the late Queen Elizabeth II by Paul …
Houses for sale in Northumberland - Country Life
A classic Georgian country house that's perfectly secluded amid woodland, orchards and lawns. Derwent Hill is a delightful country house that's just 20 minutes from Newcastle — yet feels like it's in a dreamy little world of its own.
Best country houses for sale this week - Country Life
Dec 12, 2024 · Catch up on the best houses that have come up for sale via Country Life in the last few weeks, from castles and estates to picture-perfect cottages.
12 stunning character properties for sale at under £400,000
Jul 29, 2024 · Belford, Northumberland — £375,000. No, don’t get too excited: the purchase price doesn’t get you the whole place, but it does still stretch to a very decent, 1,600 sq ft chunk of this Georgian country house not far from Belford.
A simple guide to the wildflowers of Britain - Country Life
Apr 3, 2023 · Primrose Primula vulgaris. A favourite woodland flower, adorning banks and Cornish hedges each spring, each plant is seen to be either male or female to the close observer.
In the mantle of India: Sezincote, Gloucestershire - Country Life
May 6, 2017 · Sezincote consists of a main house with a radiating conservatory, originally described as ‘harlequinade’, terminating in an octagonal pavilion (Fig 6).The buildings of the whole estate, including the stables, farm and garden structures, were designed in various configurations of styles native to the Indian subcontinent, with only the interior of the main house following a conventional ...
Sandringham House: The Norfolk home of The Queen
Sep 15, 2022 · When it was acquired in 1862, old Sandringham Hall was a plain, white-stuccoed house, built in 1771 by Cornish Henley, whose wife’s family, the Hostes, had owned the property since 1686.
A 15th century Scottish castle for sale at just £ ... - Country Life
Jul 18, 2021 · Things to do: Nearby Tarbert is a picturesque coastal fishing village with a range of shops, cafes, restaurants, hotels and schools from nursery-secondary level. Lochgilphead offers further amenities. Each year, Tarbert hosts a seafood festival, music festival and sailing regatta. Kilberry and the surrounding area are a wonderful base for exploring the west coast of …