We follow Roman roads everyday. When we travel to a meet or set off with the dog for a shooting morning we are following in the footsteps of the Romans.…
Country House
The best luxury sports watch. Should it be dive or drive?
Choosing the best luxury sports watch needn't be difficult. Just decide whether you'd like to be under water or behind the wheel.
Evening wear. How will you cut your dash?
Evening wear can be subtle and understated, or peacock proud. Which will it be for the hunt ball?
Trophy Heads
When news broke that the so-called “Emperor of Exmoor” may have been felled by a “hunter’s bullet”, the indignation voiced by the national media was matched, albeit more discreetly, by…
The nation’s stiff upper lip during WW1
THE FIRST LEADER PRINTED IN THE FIELD DURING WW1 “It has been difficult to realise that life in England must, after all, in its broad lines, go on much the…
Sporting Artist: Alasdair Banks
There is a case to be made that the earliest art of all is sporting art. The paintings of horses, bison, lions and hyenas in the Chauvet Cave in France’s…
Feathers are the milliner’s friend, put one in your hat
Celebrated hat maker Yvette Jelfs ruffled feathers while commentating on fashion at Royal Ascot when she told BBC viewers her hat sported the leftovers of a pheasant she’d shot and…
Monster Moths in Britain
Monster moths are kind creatures and often misunderstood. Many people think of moths as rather boring little brown jobs that can be a nuisance when you sit out on a…
Nic Fiddian-Green at Masterpiece London
Masterpiece is a show like no other and this year has brought the artistic process as well as its product to the Royal Hospital Chelsea. The Sladmore Gallery has recreated…
When to drink sherry? Every day
The joint was jumping and there wasn’t a vicar or maiden aunt to be seen. At least, I didn’t spot one. But you never know with vicars these days. Or…