Vanbrugh on the right side of history

By and Ptolemy Dean Ptolemy Dean2008-08-01T00:00:00

Under threat: Seaton Delaval, built between 1718 and 1728.

Architect, playwright, soldier — Sir John Vanbrugh’s powerful intellect shines through Vaughan Hart’s new biography of him.

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