Why the Enlightenment still matters today “The Enlightenment” has been regarded as a turning point in...
Trading Places and Travelling - Musical Legacies of the Hanseatic League The cities of Northern Europe developed their trading links with...
Human Livelihoods Depend on Wild Flowers: Kew’s Millennium Seed Bank explained In this talk Dr Robin Probert explains why human livelihoods...
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Decolonization: The End of Empire? European empires, re-divided after the defeat of Germany in 1918...
To Wear or Not to Wear: Changing social norms with regard to eyewear Studying the history of spectacles brings together the twin themes...
On Top of the World, 1830 to 1914 Economic dominance brings cultural dominance and the architecture of Empire...