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| − | Heytham Abbey was the family seat of the Ferris family, and home to the Lords of Seymour. | + | Heytham Abbey was the family seat of the Ferris family, and home to the Barons of Seymour, having been gifted the estate by Charles II, and climbing from Knight to Baronet to Baron. Built by "a crusader", according to [[Ferris|Henry Ferris]]. |
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| + | == Regarding Heytham Abbey and The Barons of Seymour == | ||
| + | Heytham Abbey is a fictional place. The use of the title "Abbey" suggests that the building was once a church, and it could have been built out of one following Henry VIII's Dissolution of the Monasteries. Ferris states that he believes it was built by a Crusader, and gifted to their family by Charles II. | ||
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| + | However, the title of "[[Lord Seymour]]" was in use at the time by the Dukes of Somerset. It could be that in the Temeraire universe, the Ferris family became the Lords of Seymour, but since they are not in Somerset but in nearby Weymouth, it is more likely that they are a branch of the Seymour family that has a new title to distinguish the two. | ||
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Revision as of 01:05, 5 September 2010
Heytham Abbey was the family seat of the Ferris family, and home to the Barons of Seymour, having been gifted the estate by Charles II, and climbing from Knight to Baronet to Baron. Built by "a crusader", according to Henry Ferris.
Regarding Heytham Abbey and The Barons of Seymour
Heytham Abbey is a fictional place. The use of the title "Abbey" suggests that the building was once a church, and it could have been built out of one following Henry VIII's Dissolution of the Monasteries. Ferris states that he believes it was built by a Crusader, and gifted to their family by Charles II.
However, the title of "Lord Seymour" was in use at the time by the Dukes of Somerset. It could be that in the Temeraire universe, the Ferris family became the Lords of Seymour, but since they are not in Somerset but in nearby Weymouth, it is more likely that they are a branch of the Seymour family that has a new title to distinguish the two.
