Ghost of Scandals Past: A Short History of Financial Scandals The litany of great financial scandals is long, and sadly...
Restoration and Reaction: Palaces of the Restoration Charles II's court has often been portrayed as devoted to...
The Bloomsbury Group: A Queer History This lecture will explore the world of the second Bloomsbury...
Gresham and Defoe (underwriters): The Origins of London Marine Insurance This lecture explores the astonishing history of marine insurance underwriting...
Does Net Zero Mean the End of Livestock Agriculture? Diet and agriculture are borderline untouchable “third rail” issues in...
Building the Victorian City: Splendour and Squalor By 1900 Britain had produced the world’s largest cities and...
Standards Markets: The free market response to regulation Many societal goals for markets can be achieved with more...
Progresses: Royal Courts on the Move in Tudor and Stuart England Most summers Tudor and Stuart monarchs took their court on...
Carbon Offsetting: Does It Really Work? Offsets, politely called carbon credit markets, are essential to many...