Books by Richard Barras

This two-volume book explores how the great buildings of England bear witness to a thousand years of the nation's history. During the eighteenth century the wealth of the great landed estates funded the golden age of country house building by aristocracy and gentry.

This two-volume book explores how the great buildings of England bear witness to a thousand years of the nation's history. In every age, investment in iconic buildings reaches a climax when the prevailing mode of production is operating most effectively, surplus wealth is most plentiful, and the dominant class rules supreme.