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.

Info autore

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.

Riassunto

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.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Simon Thurley, Thurley Simon
• Editore: William Collins
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 31.05.2021
• EAN: 9780008389963
• ISBN: 978-0-00-838996-3
• Dimensioni: 159 mm x 240 mm x 40 mm
• Categorie: Scienze umane, arte, musica > Arte > Storia dell'arte; 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