The Artistic Culture Imposed By Richard II’s Ruthless Royal Court | How To Get Ahead | Perspective

Stephen Smith looks back at the Medieval Age to find out what it took to get ahead at the court of Richard II. Richard presided over the first truly sophisticated and artistic court in England. Painters, sculptors, poets, tailors, weavers and builders flocked to court to make their fortunes. But these were dangerous times. Being close to Richard brought many a courtier to a sticky end. Featuring David Tennant and Clarissa Dickson Wright. Subscribe and click the bell icon to get more arts content every week: Perspective is YouTube’s home for the arts. Come here to get your fill of great music, theatre, art and much, much more! Discover the past on History Hit with ad-free exclusive podcasts and documentaries released weekly presented by world renowned historians Dan Snow, Suzannah Lipscomb, Matt Lewis and more. Get 50% off your first 3 months with code PERSPECTIVE: 📺 It’s like Netflix for history... Sign up to History Hit, the world’s best history documentary service and get 50% off using the code ’PERSPECTIVE’ Any queries, please contact us at: perspective@ #Painting #Art #History