The Spanish Culture of Charles I's Court Heir to the throne Charles I made a secret trip to win the hand of a princess. For eight months he was the guest of the Spanish king in Madrid.
Sir Christopher Wren and the Rebuilding of the City Churches after the Great Fire of London In this lecture, Anthony Geraghty will reveal how Sir Christopher...
Sir Christopher Wren: Architect & Courtier Sir Christopher Wren’s success was underpinned by his consummate skill...
The Question of Beauty in Architecture Alain de Botton, writer, broadcaster and producer, ponders the question...
Revolutionary State? Royal Palaces in Cromwell's England The execution of Charles I brought about the sale of...
How the Middle Ages were Built: Exuberance to Crisis, 1300-1408 England's economic success peaked in 1300 amidst a riot of...
Poetry and Exile: T. S. Eliot, 'Four Quartets' These poems retain a stubborn opacity and no interpretation is...
The Politics of Architecture in Tudor and Stuart London How the Tudor and Stuart monarchs used the buildings of...