Category: Architecture
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Holland: The Overreaching Empire
In which we examine the Golden Age founding myth of success: a toll booth built on moral ambiguity.
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Africa Architecture Brazil Cathedrals Colonialism Commodity Credit Culture Democracy Early Modern Economics Empire Exploration History Immigration India Institution Literature Migration Monasteries Nation State Painting Political Economy Portugal Post-Colonialism Resistance Revolution Spain State Trade
Portugal: The Empire Without a Bank
In which we examine why Portugal has always been under-capitalised.
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A History of British Architecture: Contemporary Britain c. 1970 to the Present
A meander through the History of British Architecture: Contemporary Britain c. 1970 to the Present
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A History of British Architecture: Edwardian and Modern Britain c. 1900 to 1970
A meander through the History of British Architecture: Edwardian and Modern Britain c. 1900 to 1970
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A History of British Architecture: Victorian Britain c. 1830 to 1901
A meander through the history of British Architecture: Victorian Britain c, 1830 to 1901
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The Stuff of Dreams and Exploitation: The Case Study – Venice
Empire, trade, beauty, corruption, the sublime, the long death, and the circle closing
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A History of British Architecture: Wren, the City, and the Long Georgian Century c. 1660 to 1830
A meander through the history of British Architecture by era. Wren, the City, and the Long Georgian Century c. 1660 to 1800
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A History of British Architecture: Tudor and Early Stuart 1540 to 1660
A meander through the history of British Architecture: Tudor and Early Stuart 1540 to 1660
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A History of British Architecture: Dissolution, Civil War, Empire and the Making of British Exceptionalism
A meander through the history of British Architecture. Some thoughts on what informs the ideological framework which explains all the subsequent architectural development.
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A History of British Architecture: Gothic Britain c. 1150 to 1540
A meander through the history of British Architecture by era. Part 5 The Gothic.
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Cymbeline: Shakespeare and the Search for National Identity
A diversion in which we examine Shakespeare’s Cymbeline and its commentary on the conception of British nationhood.
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The Norman Paradox, Continued: Sicily and the Problem of Italian Nationhood
A short diversion into the (non)-impact of Norman Sicily on Italian nationhood.
At Home He Feels Like A Tourist 