The Lost Chapel of Westminster by John Cooper
An illustrated history of St Stephen's Chapel in the Palace of Westminster, a building at the heart of British life for over 700 years.
John Cooper’s engrossing and delightful study recovers for us an extraordinary building hidden in plain sight within the footprint of the Houses of Parliament: medieval England’s answer to Paris’s spectacular Sainte Chapelle, transformed by the Tudors into the arena in which our modern Parliamentary state gradually took shapeCooper brings to life its lost splendours, and guides us through what remains from its fiery destruction, with scholarship and wit. * Professor Diarmaid MacCulloch, University of Oxford *
Superbly researched and flowing... The Lost Chapel of Westminster traces the long history of St Stephen’s Chapel and how, even after the great fire of 1834, Charles Barry and Giles Gilbert Scott ensured that features of it were incorporated in the rebuilt Chamber of the House of Commons. Cooper’s book is an important tribute to a national legacy which will appeal to the general reader as well as being an important source for scholars. * Sir Malcolm Jack, historian, author and former clerk of the House of Commons *
PRAISE FOR THE QUEEN'S AGENT: 'A superb new account... Brilliantly recreates Elizabethan England in all its cloak-and-dagger intrigue and glory' Sunday Telegraph. Fascinating... John Cooper neither vilifies nor lionises his subject, preferring to set his actions in context' Literary Review. 'Walsingham emerges as a severe, complex and haunted character in this compelling biography' Sunday Telegraph. 'A book for the library of any Tudor enthusiast' Philippa Gregory. 'As thrilling and suspenseful as any modern spy novel' * Publishers Weekly *
A captivating, scholarly and endlessly fascinating story that goes beyond the iconic building at its focus and charts the history of a nation. * Tracy Borman, historian and author of Anne Boleyn & Elizabeth I *
Superbly researched and flowing... The Lost Chapel of Westminster traces the long history of St Stephen’s Chapel and how, even after the great fire of 1834, Charles Barry and Giles Gilbert Scott ensured that features of it were incorporated in the rebuilt Chamber of the House of Commons. Cooper’s book is an important tribute to a national legacy which will appeal to the general reader as well as being an important source for scholars. * Sir Malcolm Jack, historian, author and former clerk of the House of Commons *
PRAISE FOR THE QUEEN'S AGENT: 'A superb new account... Brilliantly recreates Elizabethan England in all its cloak-and-dagger intrigue and glory' Sunday Telegraph. Fascinating... John Cooper neither vilifies nor lionises his subject, preferring to set his actions in context' Literary Review. 'Walsingham emerges as a severe, complex and haunted character in this compelling biography' Sunday Telegraph. 'A book for the library of any Tudor enthusiast' Philippa Gregory. 'As thrilling and suspenseful as any modern spy novel' * Publishers Weekly *
A captivating, scholarly and endlessly fascinating story that goes beyond the iconic building at its focus and charts the history of a nation. * Tracy Borman, historian and author of Anne Boleyn & Elizabeth I *
John Cooper is an author and historian of the Tudor period. He studied at Merton College Oxford for his BA and doctorate, and is now Professor of History at the University of York. The author of Propaganda and the Tudor State and The Queen's Agent, John has worked as a historical consultant for the BBC and Starz, and is a popular public lecturer on the history, art and architecture of Tudor England. Most recently, he has led a series of projects investigating the Palace of Westminster, the lost chapel of St Stephen and the House of Commons. John is a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society and Director of the Society of Antiquaries of London.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781801104517 |
| ISBN 10 | 1801104514 |
| Title | The Lost Chapel of Westminster |
| Author | John Cooper |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
| Year published | 2024-11-07 |
| Number of pages | 272 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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