John Vanbrugh

March 2026 Bulletin

8 hrs ago • Annette Rubery

My 'New' Brooch from 1697

And why English coins display the French fleur-de-lis

Feb 15 • Annette Rubery

John Vanbrugh's The Relapse

And the influence of John Dryden

Feb 1 • Annette Rubery

A Journey to London

John Vanbrugh's last play

Jan 11 • Annette Rubery

Operatic Foundations

Researching a relic of the Haymarket theatre

Dec 7, 2025 • Annette Rubery

Sir John Vanbrugh, Laudatory Medal

By Benjamin Wyon

Oct 12, 2025 • Annette Rubery

Q&A with Charles Saumarez Smith (podcast version)

John Vanbrugh: The Drama of Architecture

Oct 5, 2025 • Annette Rubery

35:37

Q&A with Charles Saumarez Smith

John Vanbrugh: The Drama of Architecture

Oct 4, 2025 • Annette Rubery

John Vanbrugh in Chester

On-the-ground research

Aug 24, 2025 • Annette Rubery

Hawksmoor's Mausoleum

And the Pesky Neo-Palladians

Jul 20, 2025 • Annette Rubery

Castle Howard Revisited

The 21st-century Renaissance

Jul 13, 2025 • Annette Rubery

Punch Drunk in the 18th Century

Recreating 'Sir John Vanbrugh's Cup'

Dec 29, 2024 • Annette Rubery

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