Machine generated contents note: 1.Beginnings: The Collapse of Rome: 410--700 -- 2.The Foundations of England: 700--1000 -- 3.England and Europe: 1000--1130 -- 4.The Invention of English Architecture: 1130--1250 -- 5.Extravaganza: 1250--1350 -- 6.From the Black Death to the Reformation: 1350--1530 -- 7.From the Reformation to the Civil War: A Century of Growth: 1530--1630 -- 8.Protestantism, Power and Prosperity: 1630--1720 -- 9.Property, Commerce and Consensus: 1720--1760 -- 10.War, Inventions and Introspection: 1760--1830 -- 11.World Dominance: 1830--1870 -- 12.1870s to the Second World War: 1870--1939
Summary
From awe-inspiring Norman castles, to the homes we live in, Simon Thurley explores how the architecture of this small island influenced the world
