Art and Power in the English Aristocratic House

How did aristocratic families in 16th-century England commission their buildings in town and country and how did they deploy their collections?

A lecture by Simon Thurley, Visiting Professor of the Built Environment 20 March 2019

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The English Aristocracy is often seen as a rural elite concentrating its patronage of art and architecture in the countryside.

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