ftnbor Ibouses in 2>or0et t 



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Contemporary Xife wttbin ftbem. 



(Mansel-Pleydell Prize Essay for 1920). 



By VERE L. OLIVER, F.S.A. 



PERIOD. 



HE period under consideration ranges historically 

 from 1485 to 1603, while the throne was occupied 

 by the five Tudor sovereigns, viz.: Henry VII, 

 Henry VIII, Edward VI, Mary and Elizabeth. 

 From an architectural point of view, however, 1450 should 

 be taken as the date when the style first commenced; and there 

 was occasional survival through the reign of James I. 



HISTORICAL. 



With the termination of the Wars of the Roses, and the 

 accession of Henry VII, the country became more settled, though 

 that war did not touch Dorset. The great feudal families 

 having been almost exterminated by civil strife, new men 

 sprang into prominence, wealth accumulated, and the founding 

 of new families led to a demand for additional houses of a 

 more commodious character. Many charming manor houses 



