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Shakespeare's Astronomy

Amongst all his astronomical allusions, Shakespeare demonstrates a deep knowledge of the night sky and its movements, including the new Copernican world-view. What can we learn of Elizabethan astronomy and Shakespeare's knowledge of it from the plays?

The Growth of London as a Port from Roman to Medieval Times

How might the study of the first 1,500 years of London's port history (encapsulating profound changes ranging from location, infrastructure and technology to variations in river levels) help when making predictions for the future?

Anne of Cleves: Beauty and the Art of Hans Holbein

Did Holbein con Henry VIII into marrying Anne of Cleves...

Cultural Heritage and War: Panel Discussion

As part of the symposium entitled ‘Cultural Heritage and War’, Sir Derek Plumbly, Dr Elisabeth Kendall and Dr Mark Altaweel answer questions from the floor in panel discussion chaired by Professor Tim Connell.

Patterns of Looting in Syria/Iraq and the Western Art Market

As part of the symposium entitled ‘Cultural Heritage and War’, Dr Mark Altaweel discusses the situation in Iraq and Syria since the Fall of Mosul in 2011 and the looting of historical objects and artefacts coming into the Western Art Market and being sold illegally.

Cultural heritage in times of war and the present crisis in the Middle East

As part of the symposium entitled ‘Cultural Heritage and War’, Sir Derek Plumbly shares his perspective on the present crisis in the Middle East, with a history and an overview.

Cultural Heritage and War: Welcome and Introduction

As part of the symposium entitled ‘Cultural Heritage and War’, Professor Tim Connell opens the debate with an introduction to the topic.

The Iraq War, 2003

Britain and the United States had long been fearful that...

Medieval Music: The Lands of the Bell Tower

This final lecture of the series, given in the church whose bells are commemorated in nursery rhyme as the ‘bells of the Old Bailey’, will explore the place of the bell tower and its inhabitants in the medieval imagination.

What Would Jesus Do? Christian Culture Wars in the Modern West

Christian Culture Wars in the Modern West Europe and North...

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