Painting, Patronage and Politics under the Tudors Tudor England was a dangerous place for the wealthy and powerful. Art and architecture was a sign of connoisseurship but also political ambition.
Conflict and Consensus in the Age of the New Genetics: Mad, Bad or Sad Mad, bad, sad. Categories like this are never fixed; they...
The Fabrication of Medieval History: Archaeology and artifice at the Office of Works The Colin Matthew Memorial Lecture for the Public Understanding of...
The Grande Messe des Morts and the Absence of God David Cairns delivers this lecture ahead of the City of...
Leadership at a Time of Transition and Turbulence - Lecture Three "Where is the moral basis of leadership, where is its...
The Spanish Culture of Charles I's Court Heir to the throne Charles I made a secret trip to win the hand of a princess. For eight months he was the guest of the Spanish king in Madrid.
What the Dickens? The City's Great Financial Scandals, Past and Future The litany of great financial scandals is long, and sadly...