A GLIMPSE INSIDE TWO ELIZABETHAN HOUSES
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 17 ก.พ. 2024
- This week I take you inside two contrasting Elizabethan Houses - Benthall Hall and Old Moseley Hall. I was going to add voiceover with more detailed information on both houses, however I've had a stinker of a cold all week and aren't sounding the best lol so have left this as a more visual episode instead this week.
The Benthall family can trace it's lineage back to the Anglo-Saxon period on the site of the present hall. The first documented member of the family was Anfrid de Benetala. Two heralds are recorded as stating that they had seen deeds and charters in Anglo-Saxon that documented the family's existence here before the Norman Conquest. The first record of a house at Benthall dates to 1250 although the house we see today dates to 1580. The owners of Benthall were staunch Catholics and supported the Jacobean cause. As a result of the severe penalties incurred by recusant Catholics, they were financially unable to renovate the house with the changing fashions over the centuries. As a result, Benthall is thankully unchanged from its lake Elizabethan roots. In 1958, Clementina Benthall gifted Benthall Hall to the National Trust on the agreement that she and any successor could continue to live in the hall. Although the family don't use Benthall as a permanent residence, they do still spend time here and all of the upstairs rooms don't allow filming for this reason so I'll be showing you around downstairs and in the gardens.
As for Moseley Old Hall, this house is incredibly deceiving. From the outside you have no idea of the age of the hall. Despite looking like it was built in the Victorian era, it actually dates back to 1600 which makes it an Elizabethan House. Underneath its brick facade it was once a timber framed house. Due to years of neglect, the brick exterior was built to try and keep the house standing. Moseley Old Hall is famous as being the hiding place for King Charles II when he was trying to escape following the Battle of Worcester in 1651. When Charles was fleeing from Parliamentary troops after the battle, he sought refuge at Moseley Hall. I'll take you inside the room he slept in where you can see the King Charles bed as it is now called. I'll also show you the priest hole he had to hide in for three days while the house was being searched by Cromwells army.
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Benthall Hall www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visi...
Moseley Old Hall - www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visi...
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Stacy it's wonderful how these old homes survive, wonky floors and all. Today we have been trying to level a bookcase in our slightly wonky 250 year old Colonial in New Hampshire. The Priest Holes are incredible to see after all this time and remind me of pretty grim times in English history and the courage displayed by so many for the Faith. A good book about those times is Robert Hugh Benson's "By What Authority" Thank you for the wonderful and peaceful walk through and gorgeous photography!
It truly is 🙏 The stories these homes could tell. I love all the character the wonky floorboards bring. There are a good deal of houses here that have the priest holes on display, some even let you go inside so you can experience for yourself what it would have been like! Thank you for the book recommendation, I shall check it out 🙏
Beautiful tour can not wait for Spring,..... Greetings from snowy Connecticut USA!🌷🌷🌷🌞🥀🥀
Me too!! The days are getting brighter with each day that passes 🥰 It will be here before you know it ❤️
Thanks Stacy for another great video, I live in the West Midlands so I've been to these two houses several times. We are so lucky in this country with such amazing historic properties and superb countryside. Your videos help us to appreciate it! Take care.
Ahh I’m glad you’ve experienced these two locations for yourself 🥰🙏 they’re so lovely. We are most definitely spoilt for locations and historic properties here in the uk. Hope you’ve had a wonderful weekend!
Thoroughly enjoyed this, from a Snowy Toronto Sunday here in Canada!. My Goodness to see those Snowdrops, Crocus & Daffodils!!!! Both Houses are Charming! Thanks so much for Posting
Thank you! ❤️🙏 Ooh yes, many spring blooms starting to make an appearance now and it’s making me SO happy to see!! Happy Monday, have a great week ahead
Such a deep feeling of history! Amazing to see where Charles II hid in order to evade his enemies, along with the secret Catholic (?) chapel. Yes, those floors are showing their age. And we thought the floors in our 92 year-old house were wonky. Your videos are always so relaxing. Sometimes you share more history, other times you let the beautiful views, gorgeous flowers, and historic homes speak for themselves. Thank you for fitting in filming these gems with your busy schedule.
Isn’t it?! It’s amazing that places like this still exist. Yes, that was a secret Catholic chapel in the loft/attic. Thank you for your lovely comment 🥰🙏 I had planned to share more history with this episode as a voiceover while showing the various rooms but I’ve had a stinker of a cold all week so aren’t sounding too great 😅 so it had to be left as a more visual episode this week and just enjoy the views ☺️ Hope you had a great start to the week.
Thank you for the online tour of such a wonderful place.
Thank you for joining 🥰🙏 Two really lovely houses
What a treat, Thank-you so much for showing us these stunning houses ,love the ancient woodwork and wonky floorboards and even though it's still early, the gardens looked gorgeous in the sunshine, that very rare thing we all long for after months of gloom. Love the places you take us to.❤
The wonky timber interior is a delight isn’t it?! 😍
Your videos are like going back in time. Love them!!! And when there are so many period portraits on the walls of long dead people, that combined with the faintly melancholy music in the background, it’s just so… thought provoking. Thank you.
That is such a compliment, thank you!! 🙏
Thank you for sharing these beautiful structures ‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️🎥🎥🎥. Excellent music choices. What a joy to see the flowers bloom 💐💐💐💐💐
Thank you so much for joining 🥰🙏
What a reach in history expedition. Stunning, I really find very interesting the lives of those escaping from death, or prison…priests ….kings…. Houses full of memories and secret rooms… thank you so much for yet again high quality interesting vlog.
Imagine the stories the walls of these houses could tell?! 😍
My favorite old house.Those old Timbers are so grand. Thank you for this tour.❤
The interiors are wonderful 🥰 thank you for watching!
Great video ! Houses like these are always wonderful to look at . We only get a glimpse of the high points of their history .There is always so many more stories and secrets that we may never know.
Thank you! 🙏 they really are aren’t they? The stories they could tell… I think this is what fascinates me so much about old houses like these
Simply beautiful houses !! And grounds . Wish it was as green here in my part of NY State !!! It's a little chilly here 🥶🥶🥶 . Thank you for sharing these amazing homes !! Have a wonderful week and stay safe !! 🇺🇸 / 🇬🇧
They’re really lovely locations, full of history 😍 Oh goodness! I can only imagine how cold it is there in NY in February 😅 last time we were there in Feb it was snowy! Temperatures down to -15C and parts of the Hudson frozen over!! It was magical but I’ve never been so cold in my life lol 😂
Thank you Miranda. I really enjoy going shopping with you and your Mum. I love you purchases and those tulips are beautiful. 😊
Oh yes, Elizabethan houses.... few are better! Thank you for taking us along, enjoyed every bit of it. ❤
Great video, thank you for sharing this with us,❤
Glad you enjoyed this little glimpse inside 🥰🙏
Two beautiful houses with so much history. . Thank you for showing this
Two more beautiful and interesting sites, thank you for taking us along, I found it very relaxing just to sit back and watch these beautiful places, hope you feel better soon!
Good morning! it is always interesting to see how many of these houses have priest holes
Good morning 🥰 Oh yes! They were quite prolific during this period of our history when there was religious persecution
I really enjoyed these lovely homes and their histories! Thank you !
Another interesting and delightful episode, thanks Stacy!
Have visited Moseley Old Hall very atmospheric.
It has a good deal of history and charm to it doesn’t it? ☺️
THANKS STACY❤
Most welcome 🥰🙏 Happy Monday!
Beautiful
They’re such lovely houses 🥰
Absolutely wonderful homes. Thank you. As for weather-come join me in the Midwest of the USA for some of our 20 below zero winters. 😊
So beautiful ty for sharing ❤
Are snowdrops and crocuses already blooming in England? OMG! 😍 Greetings from snowy Moscow ❄
Yes! Snowdrops have been out for about two weeks now, the crocus are just beginning 🥰 Snowy Moscow.. how beautiful! 😍 I’d love to visit one day
@@theslowtravelsfamily Welcome to Moscow! Our Christmas holidays are a real fairy tale! 🥰Thank You for the video with wonderful English views! ❤
Beautifully filmed ❤
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Lovely.