English Villages
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[Illustration: OLD MANOR HOUSE, UPTON COURT] The old manor-houses are often surrounded by a moat, and not unfrequentlycontain secret rooms and underground passages, which were often used asplaces of refuge in troublous times. Those held by recusants usually hadtwo or three hiding-places ingeniously contrived, which must have baffledall pursuers, and were needed for the concealment of the Roman Catholicpriest, in the days when his services were proscribed. There are twocleverly designed hiding-p...laces at Ufton Court, Berkshire, which was heldby the Roman Catholic family of Perkins. In a subterranean vault under anold house at Hurley, in which the bones of monks were discovered, thesupporters of William of Orange used to meet to plan his succession tothe English Crown. The walls of many of the manor-houses and halls inLancashire and Yorkshire could tell of many a plot for the restorationof the Stuarts to the throne, and of many a deep health drunk to "BonnieCharlie, " while the chorus rang-- "He's over the seas and far awa', He's over the seas and far awa', But of no man we'll stand in awe, But drink his health that's far awa'.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
[Illustration: OLD MANOR HOUSE, UPTON COURT] The old manor-houses are often surrounded by a moat, and not unfrequentlycontain secret rooms and underground passages, which were often used asplaces of refuge in troublous times. Those held by recusants usually hadtwo or three hiding-places ingeniously contrived, which must have baffledall pursuers, and were needed for the concealment of the Roman Catholicpriest, in the days when his services were proscribed. There are twocleverly designed hiding-p...laces at Ufton Court, Berkshire, which was heldby the Roman Catholic family of Perkins. In a subterranean vault under anold house at Hurley, in which the bones of monks were discovered, thesupporters of William of Orange used to meet to plan his succession tothe English Crown. The walls of many of the manor-houses and halls inLancashire and Yorkshire could tell of many a plot for the restorationof the Stuarts to the throne, and of many a deep health drunk to "BonnieCharlie, " while the chorus rang-- "He's over the seas and far awa', He's over the seas and far awa', But of no man we'll stand in awe, But drink his health that's far awa'.
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You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by P H Peter Hampson Ditchfield to read onlineMoreLess
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