In the United Kingdom, vacation once specifically referred to the long summer break taken by the [[law]] [[courts]] and, later, [[universities]]—a [[custom]] introduced by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_the_Conqueror William the Conqueror] from Normandy where it facilitated the grape harvest. In the [[past]], many upper-class families moved to a summer [[home]] for part of the year, leaving their usual [[family]] home vacant. | In the United Kingdom, vacation once specifically referred to the long summer break taken by the [[law]] [[courts]] and, later, [[universities]]—a [[custom]] introduced by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_the_Conqueror William the Conqueror] from Normandy where it facilitated the grape harvest. In the [[past]], many upper-class families moved to a summer [[home]] for part of the year, leaving their usual [[family]] home vacant. |