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The day that Stonehenge was sold via the pages of Country Life

Stonehenge is shortly to be changed forever, with the planned tunnel getting the go-ahead. But it's not the first time that the site has witnessed upheaval.

The Queen's best appearances on the Country Life frontispiece page

We look back in the Country Life archive to see some of the best frontispiece pictures featuring Queen Elizabeth II.

Hold the front page: 12 famous Frontispieces

Rosie Paterson selects a Frontispiece from each decade. Photographs from the Country Life Picture Library.

Curves and curlicues: 10 stunning staircases from the Country Life Archive

Iron can be wrought into the most delightful staircase balustrades. John Goodall chooses some favourites from Country Life’s outstanding archive.

Girls in pearls on horseback: British event riders in Country Life

British beauties mad keen on eventing.

Royal Babies: 1980-1989

From the Country Life Archive: Frontispieces from 1980-1989 of royal babies.

Royal Babies: 1970-1979

From the Country Life Archive: Frontispieces from 1970-1979 of royal babies.

Royal Babies: 1960-1969

From the Country Life Archive: Frontispieces from 1960-1969 of royal babies.

Royal Babies: 1950-1959

From the Country Life Archive: Frontispieces from 1950-1959 of royal babies.

Royal Babies: 1940-1949

From the Country Life Archive: Frontispieces from 1940-1949 of royal babies.

Royal Babies: 1930-1939

From the Country Life Archive: Frontispieces from 1930-1939 of royal babies.

Royal Babies: 1920-1929

From the Country Life Archive: Frontispieces from 1920-1929 of royal babies.

Royal Babies: 1910-1919

From the Country Life Archive: Frontispieces from 1910-1919 of royal babies.

Royal Babies: 1900-1909

From the Country Life Archive: Frontispieces from 1900-1909 of royal babies.

Royal Babies: Pre-1900

From the Country Life Archive: Pre-1900 frontispieces of royal babies.

Britain's most beautiful rooms, captured by Country Life for 120 years

John Goodall explains how Country Life’s earliest photographers pioneered the art of capturing England’s most beautiful rooms.

Let's hear it for the boys: 10 of the best male frontispieces

It's not just girls in pearls that grace our frontispiece.

Collector's Editions: From the pages of Country Life

Our special Country Life collector's editions, with subjects varying from country house architecture to High Society, are now available to buy