Architecture

Shrinkhills

Peter Wickham surveys a little-known example of Modern Movement Architecture.

The Rise and Fall of the Tower of London

A place to inspire visions of secret prisoners, torture and the axe - but the reality was less blood-soaked and more varied. Geoffrey Parnell chronicles the fortunes of the capital's royal fortress.

Realm and Castle: Henry VIII as European Builder

Henry VIII spent astronomical amounts on military fortifications from the Scottish border to the South Coast of England. Marcus Merriman discusses the locations and architecture of these fortifications.