How economic prosperity and catastrophe shaped English architecture
In short: Explore the dramatic shift in England's built environment between 1300 and 1408. This lecture examines how a period of architectural excess gave way to a century of profound social and economic disaster.
Professor Simon Thurley traces the transition from the peak of England's economic success around 1300 to the series of disasters that defined much of the fourteenth century. The lecture explores how, despite a catastrophic backdrop, a unique sense of architectural individualism flourished. It further investigates how new, radically changed social structures eventually led to the emergence of a new architectural consensus.
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