Architects of the Divine: The First Gothic Age
Dr Janina Ramirez looks back at the 14th century, when craftsmen created the Perpendicular Gothic, a new form of architecture that was to be Britain's first cultural style.
Medieval historian Dr Janina Ramirez looks back to a time when British craftsmen and their patrons created a new form of architecture. The art and architecture of France would dominate England for much of the medieval age. Yet British stonemasons and builders would make Gothic architecture their own, inventing a national style for the first time - Perpendicular Gothic - and giving Britain a patriotic backdrop to suit its new ambitions of chivalry and power. From a grand debut at Gloucester Cathedral to commemorate a murdered king to its final glorious flowering at King's College Chapel in Cambridge, the Perpendicular age was Britain's finest.
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Stonemason workshop
Duration: 02:40
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Beauchamp Chapel
Duration: 01:16
Credits
Role | Contributor |
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Presenter | Nina Ramirez |
Executive Producer | Basil Comely |
Producer | Paul Tilzey |
Director | Paul Tilzey |
Production Manager | Nicholas Franklin |
Production Coordinator | Grace Brassington |
Broadcasts
- Tue 28 Oct 2014 21:00
- Wed 29 Oct 2014 02:45
- Mon 3 Nov 2014 23:55
- Sun 11 Jan 2015 19:00
- Mon 12 Jan 2015 03:00
- Tue 17 Mar 2015 01:05
- Thu 31 May 2018 01:00
- Tue 20 Aug 2019 01:00
- Mon 27 Jan 2020 01:15
- Fri 11 Jun 2021 01:15
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