Got to love the Elizabethan country house 🥰 The English country house is synonymous with the 18th century, but the idea of this country retreat is something that has slowly developed from the medieval Manor House. House building really entered a new age in the 16th century where luxury homes began popping up around the country. These so called ‘prodigy’ houses were a far cry from the Manor Houses in which lords would hold court and be petitioned by tenants, and were purpose built mega mansions,