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The Lost Chapel of Westminster

- How a Royal Chapel Became the House of Commons
Af: John Cooper Engelsk Hardback

The Lost Chapel of Westminster

- How a Royal Chapel Became the House of Commons
Af: John Cooper Engelsk Hardback
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The fascinating history of St Stephen''s Chapel in the Palace of Westminster, a building at the heart of British life for over 700 years.

Begun in 1292, the royal chapel of St Stephen was the crowning glory of the old palace of Westminster – a place of worship for kings and a showcase of the finest architecture, ritual and music the Plantagenets could muster. But in 1548, as the Protestant Reformation reached its height, St Stephen''s was given a new purpose as the House of Commons. Burned out in the great palace fire of 1834, the Commons chamber was then recreated on a remarkably similar medieval design, perpetuating a way of doing politics that is recognisable to this day.

St Stephen''s has been part of many lives over the centuries, from the medieval masons who worked through the Black Death to complete the chapel, to the generations of MPs who locked horns in the Commons chamber. Threading together religion, politics, art, architecture and narrative history, John Cooper tells the story of the lost chapel, an iconic building that reflects the national transition from medieval divine-right monarchy to modern parliamentary democracy.

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The fascinating history of St Stephen''s Chapel in the Palace of Westminster, a building at the heart of British life for over 700 years.

Begun in 1292, the royal chapel of St Stephen was the crowning glory of the old palace of Westminster – a place of worship for kings and a showcase of the finest architecture, ritual and music the Plantagenets could muster. But in 1548, as the Protestant Reformation reached its height, St Stephen''s was given a new purpose as the House of Commons. Burned out in the great palace fire of 1834, the Commons chamber was then recreated on a remarkably similar medieval design, perpetuating a way of doing politics that is recognisable to this day.

St Stephen''s has been part of many lives over the centuries, from the medieval masons who worked through the Black Death to complete the chapel, to the generations of MPs who locked horns in the Commons chamber. Threading together religion, politics, art, architecture and narrative history, John Cooper tells the story of the lost chapel, an iconic building that reflects the national transition from medieval divine-right monarchy to modern parliamentary democracy.

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Sprog: Engelsk
Sider: 272
ISBN-13: 9781801104517
Indbinding: Hardback
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ISBN-10: 1801104514
Kategori: Westminster
Udg. Dato: 7 nov 2024
Længde: 27mm
Bredde: 225mm
Højde: 142mm
Forlag: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Oplagsdato: 7 nov 2024
Forfatter(e): John Cooper
Forfatter(e) John Cooper

Kategori Westminster

ISBN-13 9781801104517

Sprog Engelsk

Indbinding Hardback

Sider 272

Udgave

Længde 27mm

Bredde 225mm

Højde 142mm

Udg. Dato 7 nov 2024

Oplagsdato 7 nov 2024

Forlag Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

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