Painting, Patronage and Politics under the Tudors Tudor England was a dangerous place for the wealthy and powerful. Art and architecture was a sign of connoisseurship but also political ambition.
An architect points out a possible contradiction... A question from the lecture 'Perfection or Pastiche? New Buildings...
William Morris and the Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings A question from the lecture 'Perfection or Pastiche? New Buildings...
Most Buildings We Revere Are Designed By Craftsman And Not Architects A question from the lecture 'Perfection or Pastiche? New Buildings...
The Secret of Sir Christopher Wren's Success Professor Thurley explains what made Sir Christopher Wren such a...
51 Churches Were Rebuilt After the Great Fire: Where did the Funding Come from? How did the Government get the money to pay for...
Sir Christopher Wren: 'It is not what you know, it is who you know' ‘It is not what you know, it is who you...
Sir Christopher Wren's Visit to the Exiled King: Can The Theory Be Proven? Charles Louis and John Wilkins visited the Low Countries by...
Rebuilding the Medieval Palace of Westminster Rebuilding the Palace of Westminster was an undertaking that required...
A New Jerusalem: Reaching for Heaven, 1130-1300 During the thirteenth century Jerusalem surplanted Rome as the inspiration...