Envy of Kings: The Guildhall of London - Dr Simon Thurley

Simon Thurley looks at the history of the guildhall as a seat of power to rival that of Parliament and Monarchs: www.gresham.ac.uk/lectures-and...
The government of the City of London is older than parliament itself and its Guildhall is a rival to the Palace of Westminster. This makes the Lord Mayor a King in his own palace; but how has this been expressed in architecture?
This lecture looks at the architectural patronage of the City's Lord Mayors from earliest time to the present.
The transcript and downloadable versions of the lecture are available from the Gresham College website: www.gresham.ac.uk/lectures-and...
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It wasn't just the noblemen who had power&Influence.Craftsmen formed Guilds to protect their business,making sure they had HIGH wages and NO COMPETITION. The Guilds built Grand Halls(Such as The LONDON GUILDHALL)& Influenced the Day to Day LIFE of a City.Guild Masters often used the Guilds to increase their Wealth,Look After Their members.------Power in Numbers:The GUILDHALL,Crests;Each Guild had a Coat of Arms,this one belongs to the Merchant Adventurers of the City of York.These cloth Traders Funded ships for importing and exporting Good WORLD WIDE.The Magnificent,always With Time,During Medieval period("The Middle ages"), Europe was all about Who Owned Land----And So Held THE POWER.✌️

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Who built all the starforts

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Tartarian empire