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Hace 1 día · Strawberry Hill House is a stunning example of Gothic Revival architecture, showcasing a unique blend of gothic elements and Walpole‘s personal artistic vision. The house features an array of architectural details reminiscent of medieval gothic structures, including pointed arches, vaulted ceilings, ornate tracery, and decorative pinnacles.
Hace 4 días · As explained in the first post of this series Sharpening the curve, the meaning of Gothic as perceived and propagated by Walpole was multi-layered. He saw Gothic influences as more truthful and vernacular than the classical traditions that had come to dominate Georgean fashion.
Hace 3 días · Boswell's remark to Sir George Staunton that Johnson 'always took care to put Sir Robert Walpole in the wrong' is illustrated here by Johnson's 'Debate in the Senate of Lilliput' that reported the fall of 'Sir Rub. Walelup' in 1742 (GM 12, 1742, pp. 344, 466-71 and 507-11).
Hace 4 días · Still further to the west is the stable-yard; and, on the site of the mansion formerly occupied by Sir Robert Walpole is the infirmary, which is admirably adapted for the patients admitted within its walls. Chelsea Hospital affords a refuge for upwards of 500 inmates.
Hace 3 días · Tutor to Sir Robert Walpole; Chaplain-General in Flanders; defended Marlborough and answered Swift's Conduct of the Allies; Dean of Worcester, 1715–26; Dean of S. Paul's, 1726–40; Bishop of S. Asaph, 1727–31; Bishop of Chichester, 1731–40. Great Latin scholar; published edition of Terence. REV. ROBERT CANNON vice HARE (24th Dec., 1707).
Hace 3 días · Robert Walpole, George I’s Whig Prime Minister, is labelled a Tory and his rule a ‘Tory settlement’ (pp. 21, 38), although the word ‘Tory’ (from the Irish tóraidhe meaning outlaw) was initially a term of abuse for opponents of the Glorious Revolution of 1688 and the Protestant succession.
Hace 4 días · General John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough, 1st Prince of Mindelheim, 1st Count of Nellenburg, Prince of the Holy Roman Empire, KG, PC (26 May 1650 – 16 June 1722 O.S. [a]) was an English soldier and statesman. From a gentry family, he served as a page at the court of the House of Stuart under James, Duke of York, through the 1670s and ...
