God save tudor houses, antique tables and billiards

Architecture of the Tudor period (1485–1603) is characterized by:

• Decorative half-timbering
• Steeply pitched roof
• Prominent cross gables
• Tall, narrow windows
• Small window panes
• Large chimneys, often topped with decorative chimney pots

An example of an extant "Tudor House" is Owlpen Manor, which looks like quite a swank place to have a wedding.

The game of table billiards was adapted from lawn games sometime in or about the Tudor period. (I can't find reference to an exact moment that someone "invented" the idea of rolling balls on a table for fun, but Wikipedia claims that the body of Mary, Queen of Scots was wrapped in a billiard table cover.)

I find no evidence, but I'd wager that Owlpen Manor has an antique billiard table somewhere on its premises.

In blogging news, Swik411 woke up late and had to rush to an orthodontist appointment.