简介：MedievalhistorianDrJaninaRamirezlooksbacktoatimewhenBritishcraftsmenandtheirpatronscreatedanewformofarchitecture.TheartandarchitectureofFrancewoulddominateEnglandformuchofthemedievalage.YetBritishstonemasonsandbuilderswouldmakeGothicarchitecturetheirown,inventinganationalstyleforthefirsttime-PerpendicularGothic-andgivingBritainapatrioticbackdroptosuititsnewambitionsofchivalryandpower.FromagranddebutatGloucesterCathedraltocommemorateamurderedkingtoitsfinalgloriousfloweringatKing'sCollegeChapelinCambridge,thePerpendicularagewasBritain'sfinest.…