Here's a look at some of what you'll find inside:When not in RomeThe appeal of the Cotswolds was not lost on the Romans, who made Cirencester their second city. Charles Harris investigatesInteriorsCreate that dream culinary haven as Amelia Thorpe shares the latest kitchens and accessoriesProperty marketGeorgian rectories for sale in the Cotswolds are rare as hens’ teeth, but a precious few are now on the market, finds Penny ChurchillSign up for the Country Life Newsletter Exquisite houses, the beauty of Nature, and how to get the most from your life, straight to your inbox. Contact me with news and offers from other Future brands Receive email from us on behalf of our trusted partners or sponsors(Image credit: Future)Properties of the weekArabella Youens seeks out charming cottages and picture-perfect farmhouses looking for new owners in the CotswoldsBrooching the subjectThe brooch is back, declares Mary Miers, as she examines the glittering history of a jewel championed by the late QueenFranny Moyle’s favourite paintingThe author chooses a striking self-portrait showing a brilliant command of light and shadeCountry house treasuresJohn Goodall tells the tragic, long-forgotten tale of Emily Bulwer Lytton that has been uncovered at Knebworth in HertfordshireA school transformedJohn Martin Robinson charts the intriguing story of Capel House in Gloucestershire, from village school to stylish home(Image credit: Future)The legacyTiffany Daneff hails trailblazing botanical painter Marianne NorthStile and substanceHarry Pearson surveys the array of kissing gates, clapper stiles, steps and ladders that aid our passage across the countryside(Image credit: Future)Smooth movesBeckford Silk has been spinning a yarn in the Cotswolds for the past 50 years, finds Ben LerwillThe good stuffAccessories of an autumnal hue selected by Amie Elizabeth WhitePick and mixMary Keen visits a burgeoning cut-flower business in rural Oxfordshire that is branching out with a pick-your-own areaPhoto: Jonathan Buckley (Image credit: Future)Of ancient reputeIan Morton celebrates the great utility and beauty of verbascumArts & antiquesCarla Passino profiles Conrad Martens, the talented artist lucky enough to join Darwin’s ‘jolly cruize’ aboard the BeagleThe theatre that released a queenHenrietta Bredin explores the influential role played by Marie Antoinette in the 18th-century renaissance of French operaEscape to the countryMichael Billington hails a new play dealing with the pitfalls and politics affecting rural life