S1E4:To Kill a King
Art That Made Us
28 Apr 202259 minTV-MA
A splintering of politics and religion in the British Isles under the Stuart kings led to more questioning art, new science and architecture. The battle between royalist and parliamentary forces brought bloodshed but also inspired work such as John Milton’s daring Paradise Lost. But it is in the rise of a more scientific mindset that creativity would find its greatest expression.
