The Royal Historical Society Lecture

The annual The Royal Historical Society Colin Matthew Memorial Lecture, which offers a contemporary view of the place of history and historical research in the world today. This event is co-hosted by Gresham College and the Royal Historical Society.

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55:12

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Pilgrimages, Pandemics and the Past

Tom Holland

Tue, 07 Nov 2023

Religion

Medieval

History

Psychology

1:00:20

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Partition of British India: 75 Years On

Kavita Puri

Tue, 01 Nov 2022

Conflict

Asia

Politics

History

49:36

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Free Speech and the Study of History

Professor Timothy Garton Ash

Wed, 28 Oct 2015

Europe

History

Modern

Politics

Rights

39:16

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Making History Online

Professor Tim Hitchcock

Wed, 12 Nov 2014

Europe

Heritage

History

Literature

52:25

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The Private Diary and Public History

Dr Joe Moran

Tue, 29 Oct 2013

History

Literature

Modern

56:37

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Why the Enlightenment still matters today

Professor Justin Champion

Wed, 07 Nov 2012

Europe

History

55:41

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A Lark Arising: The Rural Past and Urban Histories, 1881 - 2011

Professor Alun Howkins

Wed, 16 Nov 2011

Environment

History

Modern

37:28

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What did eighteenth-century men want?

Professor Amanda Vickery

Thu, 11 Nov 2010

History

42:41

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The Institutionalisation of the Arts in Early Victorian England

Charles Saumarez Smith

Wed, 11 Nov 2009

Art

History

Literature

London

Victorian

Visual art

1:02:47

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History, Science, Religion: Capturing The Public Imagination

Dr Allan Chapman

Wed, 12 Nov 2008

History

Science

1:04:26

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The Fabrication of Medieval History: Archaeology and artifice at the Office of Works

Professor Simon Thurley CBE

Wed, 31 Oct 2007

Architecture

Art

Heritage

History

Literature

Medieval

41:49

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The Curse of the poke bonnet: Television's version of history

Joan Bakewell

Wed, 01 Nov 2006

Television

History

Film

Media

1:05:39

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Travels in Time: History and identity in today's world

Micahel Wood

Wed, 02 Nov 2005

History

1:13:29

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Presenting Unwanted Histories: The project to establish the British Empire and Commonwealth Museum

Dr Gareth Griffiths

Wed, 03 Nov 2004

History

43:58

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How Natural is Natural? Historical Perspective on Wildlife and the Environment in England

Professor Tom Williamson

Wed, 17 Oct 2018

Environment

Heritage

History

Science

53:28

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Ten Cities that Built an Empire: Understanding British Imperialism Through the Urban Past

Dr Tristram Hunt

Wed, 05 Oct 2016

Colonial

History

Politics

48:26

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Human Traffic: Race and Post-War Migration Policy

David Olusoga OBE

Tue, 01 Oct 2019

Race

Society

Politics

Modern

History

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The Royal Historical Society Colin Matthew Memorial Lecture

In this series

55:12

Watch Now

Tom Holland

Tue, 07 Nov 2023

1:00:20

Watch Now

Kavita Puri

Tue, 01 Nov 2022

49:36

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Professor Timothy Garton Ash

Wed, 28 Oct 2015

39:16

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Professor Tim Hitchcock

Wed, 12 Nov 2014

52:25

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Dr Joe Moran

Tue, 29 Oct 2013

56:37

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Professor Justin Champion

Wed, 07 Nov 2012

55:41

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Professor Alun Howkins

Wed, 16 Nov 2011

37:28

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Professor Amanda Vickery

Thu, 11 Nov 2010

42:41

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Charles Saumarez Smith

Wed, 11 Nov 2009

1:02:47

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Dr Allan Chapman

Wed, 12 Nov 2008

1:04:26

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Professor Simon Thurley CBE

Wed, 31 Oct 2007

41:49

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Joan Bakewell

Wed, 01 Nov 2006

1:05:39

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Micahel Wood

Wed, 02 Nov 2005

1:13:29

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Dr Gareth Griffiths

Wed, 03 Nov 2004

43:58

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Professor Tom Williamson

Wed, 17 Oct 2018

53:28

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Dr Tristram Hunt

Wed, 05 Oct 2016

48:26

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David Olusoga OBE

Tue, 01 Oct 2019

57:16

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Professor Ludmilla Jordanova

Tue, 02 Nov 2021

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