Restoration and Reaction: Palaces of the Restoration Charles II's court has often been portrayed as devoted to...
Ghost of Scandals Past: A Short History of Financial Scandals The litany of great financial scandals is long, and sadly...
From Machiavelli to Nietzsche: How Modern Thinkers Saw Ancient Lawgivers For many modern thinkers, the lawgiver has been important as...
The Bloomsbury Group: A Queer History This lecture will explore the world of the second Bloomsbury...
The Troubled Brain: Ageing and Dementia Diseases such as Alzheimer’s or Parkinson’s are devastating neurological conditions...
Building the Victorian City: Splendour and Squalor By 1900 Britain had produced the world’s largest cities and...
How to get ahead in commerce: The sure-fire ways to make money One school of thought says that markets are just casinos...
Fads and fashions: If they are so bad, why are they so rapidly rich? We all know that celebrities, sports stars, estate agents, banks...