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Jonathan Foyle is an architectural historian, broadcaster and advocate for heritage sites. He is also an artist.
Ph.D Archaeology,
Dipl.Arch (Postgraduate Diploma in Architecture) Canterbury School of Architecture (1995)
M.A. History of Art 1560–1660
B.A. (Hons) 2:1 Architecture Canterbury School of Architecture (1992)
National Diploma in Art and Design
, the
Jonathan Foyle is an architectural historian, broadcaster and advocate for heritage sites. He is also an artist.
Background
Foyle grew up inMarket Deeping
Market Deeping is a market town and civil parish in the South Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England, on the north bank of the River Welland and the A15 road. The population of the town at the 2011 census was 6,008.
History
The town's mar ...
in Lincolnshire
Lincolnshire (abbreviated Lincs.) is a Counties of England, county in the East Midlands of England, with a long coastline on the North Sea to the east. It borders Norfolk to the south-east, Cambridgeshire to the south, Rutland to the south-we ...
and attended The Deepings School. He has a Master of Arts
A Master of Arts ( la, Magister Artium or ''Artium Magister''; abbreviated MA, M.A., AM, or A.M.) is the holder of a master's degree awarded by universities in many countries. The degree is usually contrasted with that of Master of Science. Tho ...
from the Courtauld Institute of Art
The Courtauld Institute of Art (), commonly referred to as The Courtauld, is a self-governing college of the University of London specialising in the study of the history of art and conservation. It is among the most prestigious specialist coll ...
where he trained as an architect, and later worked for a year surveying the architectural details and structure of Canterbury Cathedral
Canterbury Cathedral in Canterbury, Kent, is one of the oldest and most famous Christian structures in England. It forms part of a World Heritage Site. It is the cathedral of the Archbishop of Canterbury, currently Justin Welby, leader of the ...
. He then became Curator of Historic Buildings for Historic Royal Palaces
Historic Royal Palaces is an independent charity that manages some of the United Kingdom's unoccupied royal palaces.
These are:
* Tower of London
* Hampton Court Palace
* Kensington Palace (State Apartments and Orangery)
* The Banqueting Hous ...
for eight years. During this time Foyle produced a thesis on the early history of Hampton Court
Hampton Court Palace is a Grade I listed royal palace in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, southwest and upstream of central London on the River Thames. The building of the palace began in 1514 for Cardinal Thomas Wolsey, the chi ...
and received a doctorate from the University of Reading
The University of Reading is a public university in Reading, Berkshire, England. It was founded in 1892 as University College, Reading, a University of Oxford extension college. The institution received the power to grant its own degrees in 192 ...
in 2002. He also has an honorary degree in Conservation and Restoration from the University of Lincoln
, mottoeng = Freedom through wisdom
, established = 1861 – Hull School of Art1905 – Endsleigh College1976 – Hull College1992 – University of Humberside1996 – University of Lincolnshire and Humberside2001 †...
.
Education
Honorary degree in Conservation and Restoration (2011)University of Lincoln
, mottoeng = Freedom through wisdom
, established = 1861 – Hull School of Art1905 – Endsleigh College1976 – Hull College1992 – University of Humberside1996 – University of Lincolnshire and Humberside2001 †...
Ph.D Archaeology,
University of Reading
The University of Reading is a public university in Reading, Berkshire, England. It was founded in 1892 as University College, Reading, a University of Oxford extension college. The institution received the power to grant its own degrees in 192 ...
(2002) (Won British Academy Reckitt Prize )Dipl.Arch (Postgraduate Diploma in Architecture) Canterbury School of Architecture (1995)
M.A. History of Art 1560–1660
Courtauld Institute of Art
The Courtauld Institute of Art (), commonly referred to as The Courtauld, is a self-governing college of the University of London specialising in the study of the history of art and conservation. It is among the most prestigious specialist coll ...
, University of London
The University of London (UoL; abbreviated as Lond or more rarely Londin in post-nominals) is a federal public research university located in London, England, United Kingdom. The university was established by royal charter in 1836 as a degr ...
(1993)B.A. (Hons) 2:1 Architecture Canterbury School of Architecture (1992)
National Diploma in Art and Design
Lincoln College of Art
The Lincoln College of Art was an educational institution devoted to the arts, based in the English city of Lincoln with its origins in the mid-nineteenth century. The institution changed shape and name numerous times over its history before bei ...
(1989)
Career
Foyle has written many scholarly papers and additionally contributed articles for a number of newspapers and popular magazines. He is perhaps best known as a passionate communicator on history. He has taught and lectured widely in Britain and around the world and has appeared and presented a number of television broadcasts. Since 2002, he has presented films forChannel 4
Channel 4 is a British free-to-air public broadcast television network operated by the state-owned Channel Four Television Corporation. It began its transmission on 2 November 1982 and was established to provide a fourth television service ...
, the BBC #REDIRECT BBC #REDIRECT BBC
Here i going to introduce about the best teacher of my life b BALAJI sir. He is the precious gift that I got befor 2yrs . How has helped and thought all the concept and made my success in the 10th board exam. ...
...History Channel
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, ITN, Lion
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and Discovery Channel
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s. His 2009 series on Henry VIII
Henry VIII (28 June 149128 January 1547) was King of England from 22 April 1509 until his death in 1547. Henry is best known for his six marriages, and for his efforts to have his first marriage (to Catherine of Aragon) annulled. His disa ...
as art patron garnered praise. In 2010 his television series '' Climbing Great Buildings'' captured his largest audience yet. He delights in working without a net, whether by dangling from an immense height in order to comment on the iron tracery of St Pancras railway station
St Pancras railway station (), also known as London St Pancras or St Pancras International and officially since 2007 as London St Pancras International, is a central London railway terminus on Euston Road in the London Borough of Camden. It i ...
or by improvising a pencil sketch of the pyramids' surroundings in Egypt.
In 2007 Foyle accepted the position of Chief Executive of World Monuments Fund
World Monuments Fund (WMF) is a private, international, non-profit organization dedicated to the preservation of historic architecture and cultural heritage sites around the world through fieldwork, advocacy, grantmaking, education, and trainin ...
Britain, the UK arm of a global charity, which has achieved great success in securing imperiled architectural sites for future generations.
Television
BBC One
* ''Inside Out'' (Feb. 2010) Reporter, Gloucestershire’s Pyramids * ''The One Show'' (2009) Reporter on historic architectureBBC Two
* ''Climbing Great Buildings'' (2010) 15-part series, along with champion climber Lucy Creamer * ''The People’s Museum'' (2006) Daytime series Reporter * ''History Mysteries'' (2005) Daytime series Co-presenter * ''Meet The Ancestors: The Lost Palace Of Hampton Court'' (2002) Prime-time series SpecialistBBC Four
* ''People’s Palaces: The Golden Age Of Civic Architecture'' (2010) 2 x 1 hour, presenter * ''Henry VIII: Patron Or Plunderer?'' (2009) 2 x 1 hour, presenterChannel 4
* ''Time Team Special: Henry VIII's Lost Palaces'' (2009), specialist contributor * ''Time Team Special: The Arcadian Garden'' (2007), specialist contributor * ''Time Team Special: The Royal Palaces: Buckingham Palace'' (2006), specialist contributor * ''Time Team'' (2003– ), specialist contributor includesKew Palace
Kew Palace is a British royal palace within the grounds of Kew Gardens on the banks of the River Thames. Originally a large complex, few elements of it survive. Dating to 1631 but built atop the undercroft of an earlier building, the main surv ...
, Syon House
Syon House is the west London residence of the Duke of Northumberland. A Grade I listed building, it lies within the 200-acre (80 hectare) Syon Park, in the London Borough of Hounslow.
The family's traditional central London residence h ...
, Greenwich Palace, Queenborough Castle
Queenborough Castle, also known as Sheppey Castle, is a 14th-century castle, the remnants of which are in the town of Queenborough on the Isle of Sheppey, Kent in England. The castle and the associated planned town were built on the orders of Kin ...
, Hunstrete House, Chenies Manor
History Channel US
* ''Lost Worlds: The Pyramids'' (2008), prime-time series, investigator * ''Lost Worlds: The Sphinx'' (2008), prime-time series, investigator * ''Lost Worlds: The Vikings'' (2007), prime-time series, investigator * ''Lost Worlds: Henry VIII'' (2007), prime-time series, investigatorFive
* ''County Secrets'' (2008) 10-part series, presenterHistory Channel UK
* ''Hidden House History'' (2006) prime-time series, co-presenterProfessional history
* 2007–present chief Executive, World Monuments Fund Britain * 2003–2007 freelance historian, teacher, presenter, consultant * 1996–2003 curator of Historic Buildings, Hampton Court and Kew Palaces, Historic Royal Palaces * 1995–1996 assistant to the Surveyor of the Fabric, Canterbury CathedralPublications
* The Architecture of Canterbury Cathedral Scala (2012) * ‘Conservation areas in China: the case of the Juanqinzhai in Beijing’ with Henry Tzu-Ng English Heritage Conservation Bulletin 62 (2009) * ‘Some examples of external colouration on English brick buildings, c. 1500–1650’ Bulletin du Centre de recherche du château de Versailles ‘Couleurs de l'architecture’(2002) * 'A Reconstruction of Thomas Wolsey's Great Hall at Hampton Court Palace' Architectural History Vol 45 (2002) pp. 128–58 Illustrations for: * ‘Interpretations of the Rebuilding of Canterbury Cathedral, 1174–1186: Archaeological and Historical Evidence’ Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians 1997,Peter Draper
Peter Ross Draper (born 22 March 1958), a former Australian politician, represented Electoral district of Tamworth, Tamworth as an independent (politician), independent politician between 2003 New South Wales state election, 2003 and 2011 New S ...
See also
* '' Climbing Great Buildings'' *University of Lincoln
, mottoeng = Freedom through wisdom
, established = 1861 – Hull School of Art1905 – Endsleigh College1976 – Hull College1992 – University of Humberside1996 – University of Lincolnshire and Humberside2001 †...
References
External links
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