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New Insights Into Mortality Patterns of Early Modern Cities

Mortality Past and Present: John Graunt's Bills of Mortality - Introduction

An introduction to the conference marking the 350th anniversary of the...

The White Plague

The third lecture in the series deals with tuberculosis, of all...

Measures Beyond Money: Energy and Emergy - Measuring Well-Being Among Nations

This talk by Denis White (Oregon State University) centres on...

Philanthropy Old: Setting the Boundary Posts

Philanthropy has always been a feature of public life from...

Why the Enlightenment still matters today

“The Enlightenment” has been regarded as a turning point in...

The Great Pox

The sexually transmitted disease syphilis is generally thought to have been...

Leading at the Top: Power and Politics - An Introduction

Professor Michael Mainelli introduces the symposium and outlines what he...

The Black Death

Bubonic plague first swept Europe in the age of Justinian, in...

Trading Places and Travelling - Musical Legacies of the Hanseatic League

The cities of Northern Europe developed their trading links with...