The castles & palaces of the Tudors & Stuarts : the golden age of Britain's historic & stately houses /

The castles & palaces of the Tudors & Stuarts : the golden age of Britain's historic & stately houses /

Divided into four chronological sections this book opens with the early Tudor palaces. The next section covers the so-called 'Prodigy Houses' of the Elizabethan era, which are followed by a selection of Jacobean palaces and stately homes. The final section explores the more modern building...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Phillips, Charles, 1962-
Corporate Authors: Richard Wakeman Collection of Tudor History (University of Pennsylvania), Horace Howard Furness Memorial Library (University of Pennsylvania)
Other Authors: Wilson, R. G. (Richard George)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: London : Southwater, ©2009.
Subjects:
Castles > Great Britain.
Castles > Ireland.
Palaces > Great Britain.
Palaces > Ireland.
Nobility > Dwellings > Great Britain.
Nobility > Dwellings > Ireland.
Architecture, Domestic > Great Britain.
Architecture, Domestic > Ireland.
Architecture, Domestic.
Castles.
Nobility > Dwellings.
Palaces.
PRO Wakeman, Rollin (donor)
Great Britain.
Ireland.
Table of Contents:
  • Early Tudor palaces and country houses, 1485-c.1550
  • Prodigy houses: the age of Glorianna, c.1550-1600
  • The Jacobean country house, c.1600-c.1650
  • Restoration style, c.1660-c.1714.

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