Gunter Blobel

In the cold and snow-rich Silesian winters, there were hour-long rides on Sundays in horse-drawn sleighs to my maternal grandparent's farm to have lunch and to spend the afternoon. The house was a magnificent 18th-century manor house in the nearby Altgabel with a great hall that was decorated with hunting trophies.

German Scientist

Jay Kay

I'm in this absolutely gorgeous manor house with acres of quite beautiful countryside. I've got trout in the river, an organic vegetable garden, I've got my work 40 yards from my home. I don't mind being criticised, but where are they criticising from? Which hut are they criticising me from, exactly?

English Musician

Kate Leth

I loved Tristan in Nancy Collins' run. I love Vampirella having a werewolf paramour; it's too fun. Coleridge had to come with them, of course, to set up her spooky new manor up in the hills of Los Angeles, and also because he's just a delight.

Canadian Artist

Robert Grosseteste

And in doing this I advise you to send to the best manors of your lands those of your household in whom you place most confidence to be present in August at the leading of the corn, and to guard it as aforesaid.

English Statesman

Sabine Baring-Gould

At the Norman Invasion, the Saxon thanes were themselves humbled in turn; the manors were given a more legal character and transferred to favourites of William the Conqueror.

English Clergyman

John C. Reilly

I'm not of the manor born; I've never felt entitled in that way. I just came to Hollywood to be an actor. All that lifestyle stuff is something to be managed.

American Actor

David Hewson

Lympne Castle opens its doors to visitors during the summer only. It is privately owned, and more an interesting medieval manor than a castle.

British Author

Penelope Keith

A lot of people have it - that fantasy of being lord or lady of the manor, either in the present or at some time in history.

British Actress

Joel Salatin

We can't begin to feed ourselves with a local-centric system if we lock up land in royal manor models.

American Author

Israel Horovitz

American Playwright

Manor often implies historical wealth or status associated with families that owned estates.

Historical Wealth

In British culture, a manor is traditionally associated with the aristocracy or gentry classes.

British Culture

Manors are usually located in a rural setting, often surrounded by farms or parkland.

Countryside Setting

The term manor is historical and related to the feudal system where lords owned land worked by tenants.

Feudal System

Understanding 'manor' requires some knowledge of historical land ownership and legal systems.

Legal Context

Historically, manor courts dealt with local affairs, providing a sense of community governance.

Local Governance

 in the manors that dotted the medieval European countryside. In the hundreds of Benedictine monasteries scattered across Europe, medieval monks experimented endlessly with different types of milk, cheesemaking practices, and aging processes that led to many of today’s popular cheeses.

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