How To Tell The Difference Between Kinds of Medieval Churches (So You Sound Smart) [Long Shorts]

[virgilxavier]

I didn't even think it was possible for me to find a way to sound more pretentious! Thanks! 🙏

[jonleonard]

I see you labelled this as a [Long Shorts]. I believe Thor from Pirate Software had a similar idea, and just calls them [Pants].

[Brasswatchman]

(raises hand) Professor Draper? How can we tell the difference between an actually old church and a church built later in an older style?

[themessenger]

So helpful as a short Hand guide. Thank you.

[Rubrickety]

If I want to sound smart I just casually mention that I watch J. Draper videos. 😁

[wolfzmusic]

I'm assuming this doesn't count for just regular churches? I went to a church built in 1272 I believe but it was just a small stone church, nothing too fancy. Still looked pretty cool and nice though!

[helenr]

Any interest in the development of the chapel ( non conformist) styles - from very simple preaching houses; to very classical frontages; to we are as good as the parish - high church looking interiors; to the pragmatic like the Methodist Central Halls, (esp around 1900- 1920s) some with rented out shopfronts, and concert type auditoriums, with the idea of becoming a focal place for their communities and the rented out shopfronts supporting the ongoing church work with homeless or other marginalised groups. Each version having very different layouts; whilst eg Cof E kept to a more historic pattern.

[verenakremer]

I only just realized that there's no Baroque in England... why is that? Is it because Baroque was perpetuated mostly by Catholics?

[eduardopekurned]

They don't build creatively anymore just boring lines and squares when they had like windows of a kaleidoscope, and yet newly built concrete buildings and bridge's less than a centuries time keep crumbling.

[GrayDogNowIDK]

I want to ask, what were Victorian scientists like? I only ask because today there's loads of methods to follow to develop the new tech product or vaccine but how tf did someone Invent photography??? Did bro just throw a bunch of chemicals together and be like "Oh yeah this works"
It's just stuff like that which just seemed like throwing random chemicals together that I just don't understand lmao

[udontsayxxx]

i can't even remember my own password, and to add this to my brain will not work.

[charlesbeltington-smythe]

What about all the medieval mosques? The BBC assures me that Britain has always been multicultural 🤔

[rpfree]

I just checked, nope, I'm still stupid.

[PeterDebney]

Fun fact: because the designs of these churches were all based on geometric rules, the proportions are all based on factors of 2 or √2 (the diagonal of a square), while the curves are all circular. Norman arches had a single centre of curvature (the middle) while the early Gothic had two (one on each edge).

Another fun fact: calling the church style "gothic" was originally an insult, directly comparable to calling something vandalism today. The Goths and the Vandals (both Germanic tribes) had sacked Rome, so were not well loved by the Roman Catholic church.

[SamAronow]

In retrospect, we Californian 7th graders spent a weirdly large amount of history class learning these.

[Chelm]

If it has no windows, it’s probably a toilet.

[llynnmarks]

I love learning and wish more people thought knowledge is cool.

[wendolynmutunhu]

Ms Draper, you make learning things so much fun. A friend of mine back in the 1970’s did his Master’s Degree on Church Architecture and indeed he always sounded smart.

[BasiliskKingOfSerpents]

While I don’t plan to visit any English churches any time soon, this will provide excellent fodder to build out descriptions for tabletop roleplaying games. Thanks!

[Steve-Fish]

Draper making me sound edumacated, always gets a thumb from me.