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’.
Theatre and Language: Samuel Beckett, 'Waiting for Godot' Beckett's Waiting for Godot has been interpreted in myriad ways...
The Communist Party of Great Britain and Middle Class Recruits Professor Morgan, of the University of Manchester, examines the wider...
Making Sense of Conspiracy Theories With Brexit, the US presidential election and the Covid pandemic...
Opposition in Russia: The Trials of Alexei Navalny Alexei Navalny is the leading opposition leader in Russia. He...
War and Peace in Europe from Napoleon to the Kaiser: The Crimean War, 1854-1856 The Crimean War is remembered in Britain mainly for its...
War and Peace in Europe from Napoleon to the Kaiser: The Russo-Turkish War, 1875-1878 This is the least-known of the wars discussed in this...
Imperial Rivalry with the Russian Empire During the nineteenth century, Great Britain and Russia engaged in...