Art That Made Us

During the reign of Elizabeth I, Protestants and Catholics used art, language and new technology to wage a battle for power, creating surprising and often radical works.

Under the Stuart kings, political, religious and cultural divisions fuelled war across three kingdoms, bringing bloodshed and the rise of a more questioning culture. (4 of 8)

Charting the decisive shift of power from countryside to the city during the 19th century. With the industrial revolution transforming the British Isles, a divide opened up between city and country, forcing artists to respond to the upheaval to lives and the landscape. Some artists attempt to capture the poverty and squalor caused by the rapid urbanisation around them.