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Writing Laws: Hammurabi to Solon

When and why do written laws emerge in ancient societies...

Etching of Greek scribes

Writing a British Constitution

Recently, the UK has gotten into a muddle over Scottish...

House of Parliament superimposed on backdrop of magna carta

Singing the Laws: Ancient Greek Lawgivers in History and Legend

While Lycurgus of Sparta and Solon of Athens are now...

Painting of Lycurgus of Sparta holdaing scroll

Human Rights Law: Bringing Power to the Powerless

This lecture looks at the power given to advocates in...

Sticker on lamppost that reads Every Human has Rights

Iran’s Constitutional Revolution of 1906

Iran’s first revolution in 1906 provided the country with a...

Early photograph inside Iranian legislature

Do We Need the Police?

Since the death of George Floyd in May 2020, some...

black and white photograph of police officers

Christopher Wren’s Medical Discoveries: the ‘Architect of Human Anatomy’

** Please note that this lecture will contain several mentions...

an image of Sir Christopher Wren with a surgery scene during the 17th century

British Coronations: A History

Why do we crown Kings and Queens? And why has...

Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip in the coronation carriage

The Mathematical Life of Sir Christopher Wren

Christopher Wren, who died 300 years ago this year, is...

Sir Christopher Wren against St Pauls Cathedral backdrop

Christopher Wren’s Cosmos

Sir Christopher Wren was one of the most remarkable Gresham...

Sir Christopher Wren against Rings of Saturn