The Architecture of the English Medieval Cathedral

In this course you will explore the architecture of the English cathedral from its relatively humble beginnings in the Anglo-Saxon period to the turbulent impact of the Reformation in the 16th century and beyond. Placing these developments against a rich historical and cultural backdrop, you will examine fixtures and fittings and decorations that help us to understand how these buildings originally appeared, and engage with the dynamic story of changing architectural style.

The tutor is Dr Elizabeth Evenden-Kenyon, who has a PhD from the University of York, where she researched the religious and political publications of the Tudor printer, John Day. She has extensive knowledge of the libraries and archives of English cathedrals, as well as churchwardens accounts across the nation, having worked with the British Academy John Foxe Project and published extensively on books housed in cathedrals and parish churches.