Country Life - 2017-03-01

• Talon contest: a drone didn’t stand a chance against the might of this military-trained golden eagle reaffirmin­g his place as king of the skies
• ‘When mothers visit today’s girls’ boarding schools, they wish they were going there themselves’
• ‘Maze-making requires a certain type of mind —inventive, witty, learned, deep’
• ‘To see where old wooden pieces have been handled is magic’
• Cuban-cigar Top Trumps
• Not such a new boy now
• Preserved to perfection
• Sweet liberty is in our hands
• Interior design
• Galloping about doing good
• Kitchen Garden Cook
• Property Market
• Art Market
• Performing Arts
• Spectator
• Exhibition
• In The Garden
• Maurice’s story: one year on
• The best days of our whole lives
• Squirrels on the pill
• The island that started a lasting legacy
• What a farmer’s really worth
• The nature of things
• Unmissable events
• What to drink this week Australian reds
• The grass isn’t greener down under
• Art can be the antidote to American isolationi­sm
• John Mcewen comments on William–labourer
• The writing’s on the board: chess in popular culture
• Full house at St Mary’s Ascot
• 10 of the best
• To board or not to board?
• London Antique Rug and Textile Fair
• Sovereign among crowns
• History Lonely Courage

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