Hardwick Hall: Power and Architecture

24 minutes
Color
Recommended audience age range 18-adult

Automatic translation by
Systran

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`Hardwick Hall, more glass than wall,' as astonished contemporaries described it, was one of the most innovative houses of its period in Europe. At the same time, it is a typical, though exceptionally well-preserved, English house of the Elizabethan period. The video looks at the factors which influenced its design, the powerful personality of its owner- builder, Elizabeth, Countess of Shrewsbury, or `Bess of Hardwick,' and the brilliance of her architect, Robert Smythson.

Hardwick Hall

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Credits -

Director
Nick Levinson

Presenter
Nick Rowling

Open University/BBC

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