Secrets of the Manor House - Part 1/4

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  @nikkil764 · 6 years ago

  Magnificent architecture. We will never again see such quality of craftsmanship.

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• PI

  @pianolessonsboulder1894 · 5 years ago

  Tragically, in the 1950&apos;s over a hundred ancient ancestral seats were destroyed because their owners could neither afford their upkeep or the 89 per cent taxes that they had to pay. Fortunately, the remaining great houses were opened up to the public for a fee on certain days and that is how they survived. Some were converted into &nbsp;posh hotels, and others rented to film and documentary makers like Brideshead Revisited and Downton Abbey.<br>These ancient great houses are not only England&apos;s heritage, they are the world&apos;s heritage. They are mankind&apos;s heritage. <br>Thank you for uploading this!

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• SP

  @Spinneygirl · 12 years ago

  I missed these programmes on TV, and I look forward to watching them here on UTube. Thank you for posting these for others to share. &nbsp; Diana.

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• BU

  @bunnymad5049 · 7 years ago

  I love their humility and his appreciation and almost wonder at things he lives with every day. That&apos;s rather special. And the butler seems a lovely man.

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• YO

  @yortie25 · 13 years ago

  What is so sad is this is exactly where America is heading at breakneck speed and most Americans can not (or refuse to) see it.

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• PT

  @ptkcollins · 13 years ago

  Hi Sue, I believe this is due to the US audience (not completely sure) as a previous UK series The Edwardian Country House was renamed Manor House for the US market. &nbsp;The term manor houses appears to be used interchangeably with stately homes.

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• BY

  @bymeerabrowngothicroyal · 7 years ago

  Downton Abbey sent me here.

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• MI

  @mindakahn9964 · 6 years ago

  Irrepressible forces? Try family feud that cost lives. Two kings, cousins, grandchildren of Queen Victoria couldn’t get along.

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• SU

  @suzannesadiiqa · 14 years ago

  The first shots are not of manor houses but stately homes, a great difference................

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• AD

  @adelemade · 13 years ago

  Like the point, but I highly disagree on this regard: &quot;We Brits have nothing to be proud...&quot; Perhaps if we focus on the good things we have. I am danish/swedish, but my great-grandmother was english and very proud of her heritage that she passed it on to us. Being british/english is more than just the manor houses :D &lt;3

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• GR

  @gr8fuldeb699 · 6 years ago

  A lot of books ive read made me think that the commoners found it a privilege to work in the castles.

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• HO

  @Hotshotter3000 · 13 years ago

  Yeah, that was one advantage. You didn&apos;t have to spend much money on yourself (if at all) so almost all the cash you made could be saved or sent to your family. Many domestic workers were young people who did send all their money back to their family. In the Edwardian period, however, many domestic servants did start to leave for better jobs and those that stayed did start to demand better pay and working conditions.

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