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This programme examines the ruins of the Earl of Stratford's enormous construction, Jigginstown in Ireland, as well as building work done by the Earl of Pembroke at Wilton, Nicholas Fouquet at Vaux...-le-Vicomte, the Earl of Montagu at Boughton House and the Earl of Nottingham at Burley on the Hill. The programme shows that even in an a ruined state, house can reveal a surprising amount about the political power and ambition of their builders.
This programme examines the ruins of the Earl of Stratford's enormous construction, Jigginstown in Ireland, as well as building work done by the Earl of Pembroke at Wilton, Nicholas Fouquet at Vaux...-le-Vicomte, the Earl of Montagu at Boughton House and the Earl of Nottingham at Burley on the Hill. The programme shows that even in an a ruined state, house can reveal a surprising amount about the political power and ambition of their builders.
| Module code and title: | A220, "Princes and peoples: France and the British Isles, 1620-1714" |
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| Item code: | A220; 02 |
| First transmission date: | 27-05-1995 |
| Published: | 1995 |
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| Duration: | 00:24:02 |
| Note: | Loan copy available on compilation video A220/1,2,3,4 |
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| Producer: | Nick Levinson |
| Contributors: | Alexander John; Jennie Linden; Nick Rowling |
| Publisher: | BBC Open University |
| Keyword(s): | Architecture; Boughton House; Burley on the Hill; Jigginstown; King and Politics; Power and Ambition; Vaux-le-Vicomte |
| Subject terms: | Architecture and society; Architecture--Psychological aspects; Europe --Politics and government |
| Master spool number: | DOU7399 |
| Production number: | FOUA406D |
| Videofinder number: | 5044 |
| Available to public: | no |
