French window.
French window.
It was a small village somewhere in the French countryside in which we stopped for a short time.
Wandering around the village it was interesting to see the different and interesting styles of architecture from bygone years.
This window was in what can only be described as a Tudor style are so named because they came into popularity in Europe during the reign of Henry Tudor VIII.
The timber framing was vertical wooden posts and the gap in between was filled with a combination mixture of straw, mud and manure which held the filling together.
So why are there Tudor style buildings in France?
The answer is found in the fact that from 1485-1603 the House of Tudor was predominately from Welsh and English origins, however they descended from the Tudors of Penmynydd and Catherine of France.
Rural countryside, France.
French window.
French window.
It was a small village somewhere in the French countryside in which we stopped for a short time.
Wandering around the village it was interesting to see the different and interesting styles of architecture from bygone years.
This window was in what can only be described as a Tudor style are so named because they came into popularity in Europe during the reign of Henry Tudor VIII.
The timber framing was vertical wooden posts and the gap in between was filled with a combination mixture of straw, mud and manure which held the filling together.
So why are there Tudor style buildings in France?
The answer is found in the fact that from 1485-1603 the House of Tudor was predominately from Welsh and English origins, however they descended from the Tudors of Penmynydd and Catherine of France.
Rural countryside, France.