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St Stephen's Chapel and the Palace of Westminster (Hardback)
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St Stephen's Chapel and the Palace of Westminster (Hardback)

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Hardback 392 Pages
Published: 01/10/2024
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Traces the history of a magnificent landmark in the history of late medieval art and architecture.

As the principal royal chapel in the medieval Palace of Westminster, St Stephen's was at the centre of worship for the Plantagenets, a major collegiate foundation of a new kind for the mid-fourteenth century, and a community of national significance in the development of sacred polyphony. During the Reformation, the Chapel was converted into a meeting place for the House of Commons, which it remained for 300 years, shaping the development of British political culture. Its influence continues to be felt today in the design of the Commons chamber. Following the disastrous Palace fire of 1834, the site of the upper chapel was rebuilt as St Stephen's Hall, a gallery of national history, leading to the Central Lobby of the Houses of Parliament.

This book tells the story of St Stephen's Chapel, from the thirteenth century to the present day. Sixteen chapters explain the building and its religious life, its political significance, and the antiquarian rediscovery of its former magnificence. Contributors highlight the interaction between visual and political culture; the contexts of kingship and international rivalry that informed the foundation and construction of chapel and college; the effect of medieval St Stephen's on the development of the House of Commons; the adaptation and re-use of St Mary Undercroft; and the creation of St Stephen's Hall in the 1840s. The hall would become a site of Suffragette activism in the campaign for Votes for Women, marked today by a monumental artwork New Dawn, which is the focus of the final chapter.

Publisher: Boydell & Brewer Ltd
ISBN: 9781837651634
Number of pages: 392
Weight: 1100 g
Dimensions: 240 x 170 mm


MEDIA REVIEWS

This is a valuable scholarly addition to the extensive literature on St Stephen's Chapel and is well produced with nearly 200 plans and illustrations. - COUNTRY LIFE

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