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Book Westminster Kings and the Medieval Palace of Westminster

Download or read book Westminster Kings and the Medieval Palace of Westminster written by John F. Cherry and published by British Museum Press. This book was released on 1995 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This occasional paper records the exhibition of the same name held at the British Museum from November 1995 to January 1996. The publication concentrates on the three best-known buildings of the palace: the Painted Chamber, St. Stephen's Chapel and the Great Hall. Includes photographs, drawings and plans.

Book The Palace of Westminster  a Descriptive and Historical Guide

Download or read book The Palace of Westminster a Descriptive and Historical Guide written by Herbert Francis Westlake and published by . This book was released on 1925 with total page 84 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Westminster Part II  The Art  Architecture and Archaeology of the Royal Palace

Download or read book Westminster Part II The Art Architecture and Archaeology of the Royal Palace written by Warwick Rodwell and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2020-04-27 with total page 383 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Westminster came into existence in the later Anglo-Saxon period, and by the mid-11th century, when Edward the Confessor’s great new abbey was built, it was a major royal centre two miles south-west of the City of London. Within a century or so, it had become the principal seat of government in England, and this series of twenty-eight papers covers new research on the topography, buildings, art-history, architecture and archaeology of Westminster’s two great establishments — Abbey and Palace. Part I begins with studies of the topography of the area, an account of its Roman-period finds and an historiographical overview of the archaeology of the Abbey. Edward the Confessor’s enigmatic church plan is discussed and the evidence for later Romanesque structures is assembled for the first time. Five papers examine aspects of Henry III’s vast new Abbey church and its decoration. A further four cover aspects of the later medieval period, coronation, and Sir George Gilbert Scott’s impact as the Abbey’s greatest Surveyor of the Fabric. A pair of papers examines the development of the northern precinct of the Abbey, around St Margaret’s Church, and the remarkable buildings of Westminster School, created within the remains of the monastery in the 17th and 18th centuries. Part II part deals with the Palace of Westminster and its wider topography between the late 11th century and the devastating fire of 1834 that largely destroyed the medieval palace. William Rufus’s enormous hall and its famous roofs are completely reassessed, and comparisons discussed between this structure and the great hall at Caen. Other essays reconsider Henry III’s palace, St Stephen’s chapel, the king’s great chamber (the ‘Painted Chamber’) and the enigmatic Jewel Tower. The final papers examine the meeting places of Parliament and the living accommodation of the MPs who attended it, the topography of the Palace between the Reformation and the fire of 1834, and the building of the New Palace which is better known today as the Houses of Parliament.

Book St Stephen s College  Westminster

Download or read book St Stephen s College Westminster written by Elizabeth Biggs and published by Boydell & Brewer. This book was released on 2020 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First full-length account of St Stephen's Chapel, bringing out its full importance and influence throughout the Middle Ages.

Book Westminster Hall and the Medieval Kings

Download or read book Westminster Hall and the Medieval Kings written by Malcolm Hay and published by British Museum Publications Limited. This book was released on 1995 with total page 16 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Guide to the Palace of Westminster

Download or read book Guide to the Palace of Westminster written by Westminster Palace (London, England) and published by . This book was released on 1929 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The Grove Encyclopedia of Medieval Art and Architecture

Download or read book The Grove Encyclopedia of Medieval Art and Architecture written by Colum Hourihane and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 4064 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume offers unparalleled coverage of all aspects of art and architecture from medieval Western Europe, from the 6th century to the early 16th century. Drawing upon the expansive scholarship in the celebrated 'Grove Dictionary of Art' and adding hundreds of new entries, it offers students, researchers and the general public a reliable, up-to-date, and convenient resource covering this field of major importance in the development of Western history and international art and architecture.

Book The new palace of Westminster

Download or read book The new palace of Westminster written by Westminster palace and published by . This book was released on 1859 with total page 90 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book A description of the new palace of Westminster

Download or read book A description of the new palace of Westminster written by Westminster palace and published by . This book was released on 1848 with total page 42 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Westminster

    Book Details:
  • Author : Patrick Cormack
  • Publisher : Frederick Warne Publishers
  • Release : 1981
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 200 pages

Download or read book Westminster written by Patrick Cormack and published by Frederick Warne Publishers. This book was released on 1981 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The New Palace of Westminster

Download or read book The New Palace of Westminster written by and published by . This book was released on 1856 with total page 58 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Westminster Abbey   the King s Craftsmen

Download or read book Westminster Abbey the King s Craftsmen written by William Richard Lethaby and published by . This book was released on 1906 with total page 410 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The New Palace of Westminster   With Illustrations

Download or read book The New Palace of Westminster With Illustrations written by Westminster, Palace of and published by . This book was released on 1852 with total page 50 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Old and New London  The city ancient and modern

Download or read book Old and New London The city ancient and modern written by Walter Thornbury and published by . This book was released on 1881 with total page 598 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Edward III

Download or read book Edward III written by W. M. Ormrod and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2012-01-24 with total page 758 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Edward III (1312-1377) was the most successful European ruler of his age. Reigning for over fifty years, he achieved spectacular military triumphs and overcame grave threats to his authority, from parliamentary revolt to the Black Death. Revered by his subjects as a chivalric dynamo, he initiated the Hundred Years' War and gloriously led his men into battle against the Scots and the French.In this illuminating biography, W. Mark Ormrod takes a deeper look at Edward to reveal the man beneath the military muscle. What emerges is Edward's clear sense of his duty to rebuild the prestige of the Crown, and through military gains and shifting diplomacy, to secure a legacy for posterity. New details of the splendor of Edward's court, lavish national celebrations, and innovative use of imagery establish the king's instinctive understanding of the bond between ruler and people. With fresh emphasis on how Edward's rule was affected by his family relationships--including his roles as traumatized son, loving husband, and dutiful father--Ormrod gives a valuable new dimension to our understanding of this remarkable warrior king.

Book The Princely Court

    Book Details:
  • Author : Malcolm Vale
  • Publisher : OUP Oxford
  • Release : 2001-12-20
  • ISBN : 0191513326
  • Pages : 474 pages

Download or read book The Princely Court written by Malcolm Vale and published by OUP Oxford. This book was released on 2001-12-20 with total page 474 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this fascinating new book, Malcolm Vale sets out to recapture the splendour of the court culture of western Europe in the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries. Exploring the century or so between the death of St Louis and the rise of Burgundian power in the Low Countries, he illuminates a period in the history of princes and court life previously overshadowed by that of the courts of the dukes of Burgundy. Taking in subjects as diverse as art patronage and gambling, hunting and devotional religion, Malcolm Vale rediscovers a richness and abundance of artistic, literary, and musical life. He shows how, despite the pressures of political fragmentation, unrest, and a nascent awareness of national identity, a common culture emerged in English, French, and Dutch court societies at this time. The result is a ground-breaking re-evaluation of the nature and role of the court in European history and a celebration of a forgotten age.

Book The Government of Medieval York

Download or read book The Government of Medieval York written by Sarah Rees Jones and published by Borthwick Publications. This book was released on 1997 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: