11th Dec 2025

Article: Kimbolton Castle to feature in Vanbrugh 300 celebration of architect’s work

Cambridge Network reports on Vanbrugh300.

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1st Dec 2025

Podcast: YPOM: Charles Saumarez Smith

Charles Saumarez Smith speaks to 'Your Places or Mine' and John Goodall on the architect John Vanburgh.

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26th Nov 2025

Lecture: John Vanbrugh: The Drama of Architecture

To coincide with the publication of his book, John Vanbrugh: The Drama of Architecture, Charles Saumarez Smith gave a lunchtime talk on Vanbrugh’s extraordinary life: his upbringing; why he spent so much time in a French gaol; the writing of The Relapse and The Provoked Wife; and how he came to design Castle Howard with no previous experience of architecture.

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20th Nov 2025

Podcast: Machine Books: Charles Saumarez Smith

Charles Saumarez Smith speaks to Machine Books about his latest fascination, the life and works of the great British baroque architect John Vanburgh.

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29th Oct 2025

Article: From curtain to cornice: The Genius of Sir John Vanbrugh

thedirt.news reports on Vanbrugh300.

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21st Oct 2025

Lecture: John Vanbrugh and the Art of Client Management

In this talk, Christine Stevenson investigates the ways in which Vanbrugh persuaded clients that boldness and unorthodoxy were the most economical routes to displays appropriate to their status.

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14th Oct 2025

Lecture: John Vanbrugh: The Critical Response

In this talk, Charles Saumarez Smith looks at changes to Vanbrugh's reputation ahead of his forthcoming book, John Vanbrugh: The Drama of Architecture.

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5th Aug 2025

Article: VANBRUGH300: A year-long celebration of England’s boldest Baroque architect

ianVisits reports on Vanbrugh300.

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