This is the history of England in one place, extensively researched and written by its current owner.I’m a wee bit later than I had hoped to be with Bookshelf Travelling in Insane Times which was originally hosted by Judith at Reader in the Wilderness, but at the moment I’m gathering any posts. Some knew times of peace and plenty many lived through famine, riots, plague, religious intolerance and war their family lives reflect the rigours of country living over more than seven centuries.
The author discovered that its owners were generally educated people who hovered on the lower fringes of the gentry: they needed to earn their own livings, but made their mark locally and sometimes further afield. She would go on to discover characters ranging from a medieval knight fighting with Henry V, to a Cambridge burgess working with Oliver Cromwell, and a tannery owner and his Victorian feminist daughter.įrom its beginnings as a moated, timber-framed house dominating a fourteenth-century farming community, the property changed radically over the years, and is now a local landmark due to its distinctive architecture. When Elaine Murphy fell in love with the Moated Grange on her first visit, she had no idea that, when she looked into its past, she would find its history had been meticulously documented over the years. It is a tale that spans 750 years and provides a fascinating social history of rural England. This is the story of one Norfolk house, told through the lives of its owners, occupants and admirers.
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