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... England . The Renaissance style of architecture made a very timid appearance in England during the first half of the 16th century , and it was only from about 1550 that it became a positive style with local qualities . In fact , the ...
... England . The Renaissance style of architecture made a very timid appearance in England during the first half of the 16th century , and it was only from about 1550 that it became a positive style with local qualities . In fact , the ...
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... England . 1660-1750 . English art during the 17th cen- tury was dominated by a long series of foreign - born painters , Rubens and Van Dyck before the Civil War , and Peter Lely and Godfrey Kneller after it ; and the vast majority of ...
... England . 1660-1750 . English art during the 17th cen- tury was dominated by a long series of foreign - born painters , Rubens and Van Dyck before the Civil War , and Peter Lely and Godfrey Kneller after it ; and the vast majority of ...
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... England was , by contemporary standards , good . Although neces- sarily cruel and avaricious , his zeal for law and order , his concern for justice , and his interest in ecclesiastical re- form made his rule generally bearable and to ...
... England was , by contemporary standards , good . Although neces- sarily cruel and avaricious , his zeal for law and order , his concern for justice , and his interest in ecclesiastical re- form made his rule generally bearable and to ...
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