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.

A propos de l'auteur

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.

Résumé

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.

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: Simon Thurley, Thurley Simon
• Edition: William Collins
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre Relié
• Sortie: 31.05.2021
• EAN: 9780008389963
• ISBN: 978-0-00-838996-3
• Dimensions: 159 mm x 240 mm x 40 mm
• Catégories: Sciences humaines, art, musique > Art > Histoire de l'art; 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