King Henry III and the Communication of Power This lecture considers how Henry III of England used art to justify monarchy at the dawn of what is commonly termed the ‘parliamentary state’.
The Hidden Face of British Gardening Gardening has been big business since the 17th century, but how can we measure its growth and economic importance?
Making and Running Great Gardens 1700 - 1900 Britain's great gardens are among the glories of our countryside...
Green Immunity – How Do Plants Fight Infection? Most of us rarely think about plant immunity. But, like...
Theatre and Language: Samuel Beckett, 'Waiting for Godot' Beckett's Waiting for Godot has been interpreted in myriad ways...
The Medieval Agricultural Revolution: New evidence During the medieval ‘agricultural revolution’, new forms of cereal farming...
Fungal Threats to our Crops and Trees Fungal infections present major threats to the health of the...