The Essay - The King Returned
Jonathan Sawday paints a picture of Restoration Britain, exploring the politics, the science, the culture and the philosophy which made this an extraordinary period in the country's history
The Essay - The King Returned - Episode 1
Jonathan Sawday presents the first of five portraits of Restoration Britain.
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The Essay - The King Returned - Episode 2
Jonathan Sawday explores how in Restoration Britain Charles II's return brought a resurrection of the king's bodily powers like his 'healing touch'.
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The Essay - The King Returned - Episode 3
Jonathan Sawday charts how science became one of the unexpected beneficiaries of Charles II's Restoration offering new ways of thinking about the world.
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The Essay - The King Returned - Episode 4
Jonathan Sawday on the rise of the architect as an authority figure in Restoration Britain, as plague, fire and royal ambition offered the chance of new buildings.
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The Essay - The King Returned - Episode 5
Jonathan Sawday considers why the idea of the contract in political and mercantile society became so pervasive following the end of the English Civil War.
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