Palaces of Revolution - Life, Death and Art at the Stuart Court

The story of the Stuart dynasty is a breathless soap opera played out in just a hundred years in an array of buildings that span Europe from Scotland, via Denmark, Holland and Spain to England.

About the author

Dr Simon Thurley is one of the UK’s leading architectural historians. He is Chief Executive of English Heritage – the government’s principle advisor on the historic environment.

Summary

The story of the Stuart dynasty is a breathless soap opera played out in just a hundred years in an array of buildings that span Europe from Scotland, via Denmark, Holland and Spain to England.

Product details

• Authors: Simon Thurley, Thurley Simon
• Publisher: William Collins
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.05.2021
• EAN: 9780008389963
• ISBN: 978-0-00-838996-3
• Dimensions: 159 mm x 240 mm x 40 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Art history; Places & peoples: general & pictorial works, RELIGION / History, ARCHITECTURE / Buildings / Residential, ART / History / General, military history, Social & cultural history, ARCHITECTURE / History / General, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / Stuart Era (1603-1714), History of art / art & design styles, History of Art, Biography: royalty, British & Irish history, United Kingdom, Great Britain, Palaces, chateaux, country houses, Social and cultural history, History of Architecture, Early modern history: c 1450/1500 to c 1700, Social classes, Architecture: palaces, stately homes & mansions, European history: Reformation, Civil wars