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Windows: an illuminating history

Oct 27, 2021
36:26
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1
Introduction
00:00 • 2min
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What's the History of the Window in Castles?
01:58 • 3min
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3
A Brief History of the Window Industry in the Middle Ages
05:06 • 3min
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Hardwick Hall - A Display of Power
08:26 • 3min
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The Technology Behind Stain Glass
11:07 • 3min
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Staining Glass in the 19th Century
14:30 • 2min
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The Great Debenistration of Prague
16:08 • 3min
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The Suffragette's Window Smashed Campaign
19:09 • 3min
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The History of Architecture, the History of Windows
22:35 • 4min
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What Are Windows For?
26:45 • 4min
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Looking Out of the Window
30:15 • 2min
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Acast Audio Fiction Week Podcast
31:59 • 2min
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We often focus on the views we can see through windows, but what about the windows themselves? Matt Elton speaks to cultural sociologist Rachel Hurdley to explore what windows can reveal about our past – from living conditions and architectural styles to wider issues of defence, politics and social change.

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