Experts in politics: Lessons from Socrates and Aristotle Socrates sought to test the expertise of everyone around him...
Sir Christopher Wren: Buildings, Place and Genius Who makes great buildings patrons, architects and builders? Are successful...
Richard Hakluyt: London’s role in navigation and history Richard Hakluyt (1552-1616) is famous for his Principal Navigations, intended...
The 19th-century Taming of the Christmas Carol, from St Erth to Truro At the end of the Georgian era, a revivalist collection...
Rich and Learn'd: the library of Gresham College Irene Gilchrist, Archivist, The Guildhall Library The original Library at...
Elizabethan Merchant Ships and Shipbuilding Elizabeth’s galleons and other warships have attracted much attention, but...
Ancient Reading in an Historical Context This lecture will explore the varying ways in which people...
The Meaning of Everything: The history of the Oxford English Dictionary The legendary Oxford English Dictionary today contains over 600,000 words...