Quiz of the week
1) Which is Britain’s fastest land mammal?
2) Which wife of Henry VIII was the first English Queen to publish a book under her own name?
3) Which East Anglian artist completed The Hay Wain in 1821?
4) What colour are the berries of Hedera helix (ivy)?
5) In which fictional Japanese town is The Mikado set?
Word of the week
Misoneist (noun) Someone who dislikes or hates new ideas and change
100 years ago in COUNTRY LIFE January 20, 1923
THE daily Press recently published a very happy illustration of Lord Grey’s interest in wild birdlife, but I was disappointed to find him citing the robin as an example of a low moral order. A