Architects of the Divine: The First Gothic Age

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Architects of the Divine: The First Gothic Age (2014)

Directed by Paul Tilzey

Documentary, History

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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Cast

Crew

Director
Paul Tilzey
Writer
Janina Ramirez

Details

Release date
2014-10-28
Genres
Documentary, History
Original language
EN
Spoken languages
English
Countries
United Kingdom
Production
BBC