William And Mary: The Court Divided

Podcast: Gresham College · Gresham College

Opublikowano: 2026-10-31

Like James I, King William III was fundamentally unhappy with the stuffy formality of England's vast crumbling royal estate. But unlike James, who virtually abandoned Edinburgh, William maintained a second court, and a parallel suite of royal houses, in the Netherlands. Uploaded 11-06-26 Mostly ignored by English historians, these houses are the key to understanding the style that we now know as William and Mary, and its impact on England. A lecture by Simon Thurley 10 June The transcript and downloadable versions of the lecture are available from the Gresham College...