Sir Christopher Wren

Not Just the Tudors

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4.8 • 3K Ratings

🗓️ 30 December 2024

⏱️ 39 minutes

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Summary

Celebrate the 350th anniversary of Sir Christopher Wren's masterworks with Professor Suzannah Lipscomb as she and Professor Adrian Tinniswood OBE dive deep into Wren's extraordinary journey from scientist to architectural legend. Discover the untold stories behind the creation of St. Paul’s Cathedral, the radical rebuilding post-Great Fire of London, and Wren’s groundbreaking role in founding the Royal Society. Uncover the struggles, the ingenuity, and the unyielding ambition of a man who navigated political tumult, personal tragedy, and professional triumphs to leave an indelible mark on history. This episode unveils Wren’s lesser-known ventures, his enigmatic character, and the intriguing controversies that shaped his monumental career.

Presented by Professor Suzannah Lipscomb. The researcher is Alice Smith and the producer is Rob Weinberg. The senior producer is Anne-Marie Luff.

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0:00.0	Hello, I'm Professor Susanna Lipscomb.
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0:27.6	Hello, I'm Professor Susanna Lipscomb and welcome to not just the Tudors from History Hit,
0:33.3	the podcast in which we explore everything from Anne Boleyn to the Aztecs,
0:37.7	from Holbein to the Huguenots, from Shakespeare to Samarise.
0:43.1	Relieved by regular doses of murder, espionage and witchcraft.
0:47.6	Not in other words just the Tudors, but most definitely also the Tudors.
1:08.0	The coming year 2025 marks the 350th anniversary of some of the most significant architectural projects of Sir Christopher Wren.
1:11.6	The first stone for the new St. Paul's Cathedral was laid on the 21st of June 1675.
1:18.6	Construction work also began on the Royal Observatory in Greenwich, and Wren was overseeing the rebuilding of many London churches
1:25.6	following the Great Fire of 1666, as well as creating
1:28.8	the monument to the fire itself.
1:32.4	1675 marks the beginning of Wren's most productive and influential years as an architect.
1:39.2	But Christopher Wren was far more than an architect.
1:42.6	He was an anatomist, a mathematician, a navigator and an astronomer.
1:48.0	He was a founding member of the Royal Society.
1:50.0	He held a chair at Gresham College, and he was a member of Parliament.
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