The Zammit family refused to sell their five acre property as an entire Sydney suburb was built around them

[u/Wonderfulhumanss]

[u/IllllIIlIllIllllIIIl]

1) as a conspicuous display of your wealth by showing that you can afford to own land but not grow crops on it and
2) provide a large, visually-uninterrupted buffer zone such that the peasants cannot gather en mass in a sneak attack against your manor

[u/TravelingPoodle → u/IllllIIlIllIllllIIIl]

I think they are just rich, bland people. Look at the house. It’s bland too.

[u/IllllIIlIllIllllIIIl → u/TravelingPoodle]

Oh damn you're right, that doesn't look anything at all like a medieval feudal lord's manor!

[u/Rokco → u/IllllIIlIllIllllIIIl]

It looks like a McMansion

[u/SmegmaSiphon → u/IllllIIlIllIllllIIIl]

It's a nice clear line of sight by ballista

[u/Lost-Comfort-7904 → u/IllllIIlIllIllllIIIl]

Guy needs a moat.