The Many Lives of an English Manor House - Archaeology Magazine
The Many Lives of an English Manor House By KATE RAVILIOUS If every home tells a story, then Knole House is a tome. By any measure one of the five largest houses in England, this country estate in Sevenoaks in west Kent has seen six centuries of British history, and the reigns of some 30 monarchs. Knole House has been the backdrop for all the ups and downs of the English aristocracy and for the lives of the countless tradesmen, butlers, maids, cooks, and footmen who kept dwellings like it running. Located just 30 miles outside London, the house occupies four acres, surrounded by ...