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A collection of source material covering the history of the United Kingdom from 1500 to 1750. Structured around 14 investigations into key questions of political and religions change, such as the effects of...
Looks at the daily lives of eight 17th-century women writers and the range of issues that concernd them, including midwifery, the plight of the poor under Cromwellian rule, and the battle against the...
Looks at a selection of almshouses, hospitals and churches built in France, England, Scotland and Ireland in the 17th century, examining the role played by patrons and ocmmunities in their construction, and...
Tells the story of the Separatists, a non-conformist religious movement, from its beginnings in England near the end of the 16th century to the journey of the ‘Mayflower’, which arrived at Cape Cod...
Examines six royal palaces built in the 17th century, looking at the symbolic purposes for which they were constructed - as expressions of authority and power and to strengthen the realm. Shows the...
6: Three examples - Heriot’s Hospital, Corsham Free School and Sir John Moore’s School - to show can be learned from buildings about education, patronage and life in 17th-century Britain.
14 (presented by Anne Laurence): Summarises the course.
The layout and style of domestic buildings are evidence of the changing patterns of security and prosperity in different countries and regions. This programme examines how ancient houses in Northunberland...
Broadcast on BBC2 on 20/11/94.
Shows how houses, even houses in ruins, can reveal a suprising amount about the political power and ambition of their builders. Examines the ruins of the Earl of Strafford’s enoumous house, Jigginstown in...
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