Blenheim Palace, England, built between 1705 and 1722, architect Sir John Vanbrugh © Blenheim 2021. When George I came to the throne in 1714, it heralded a period of growing self-confidence and a national spirit was bolstered through a countrywide styl...
Equally famous is the great naval victory over Napoleon’s fleet won by Lord Nelson—the Battle of Trafalgar. The first was the Battle of Blenheim, won by the Duke of Marlborough. In reward he was given the magnificent palace of Blenheim near Oxford. victories made Britain the foremost ...
All these factors contributed to the decline of feudalism(封建制度) in England. Medieval Britain (1066-1485) Decline of feudalism 4. The Black Death 黑死病 The plague killed perhaps up to one- third of the British population its consequences 结果 It greatly reduced England’s population. As a...
Chapter2:historyoftheUnitedKingdom ageneralideaaboutthehistory majorstages greatfigureslessonlearningfromthehistory OBJECTIVES acquireageneralideaaboutthehistory learnaboutthemajorstagesandgreatfigures illustratetheinfluenceofBritishhistory findouttheinfluenceonthebusinesscultureand activities 7/4/2021 Quotation Histor...
The Palace of Westminster, London The Palace of Westminster is a Victorian Gothic masterpiece designed by Sir Charles Barry and A.W. Pugin to replace the medieval parliament buildings, which burnt to the ground in 1834. The result of their work is one of the great buildings of the Victorian...
As you stroll along New College Lane, look up at the steeped Bridge of Sighs linking the two halves of Hertford College. Completed in 1914, it's sometimes… 7.Balliol College 0.08MILES Dating its foundation to ‘about’ 1263, Balliol College claims to be the oldest college in...
In England, Blenheim Palace (1724), designed by Sir John Vanbrugh, is one of the most famous examples of solid mass - notably the flanking square towers - being arranged in a supremely confident way. A trumpet-blast of a building! These, briefly then, were the most obvious and frequently...
The first Europeanart of Classical Antiquitywas created by the Minoans, based on the island of Crete. Minoan architecture utilized a mixture of stone, mud-brick and plaster to construct elaborate palaces (eg. Palace of Knossos c.1700-1400 BCE) as well as domed burial chambers (tholos) hidden...
the coach. After Prince Albert's death, the Queen often used it in place of the Gold State Coach. When Victoria was named Empress of India in 1876 a frieze was added on top of the coach with the palm of India, the rose of England, the thistle of Scotland, and the shamrock of ...