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    Tudor Ambition: Houses of the Boleyn Family

    A family best known for producing one of England’s most famous queen consorts started out owning substantial estates in Norfolk before buying, and inheriting, a series of major houses close to London.

    How to Survive a Massacre in Europe’s Wars of Religion

    Europe’s Wars of Religion were fought against entire populations, and were punctuated by events remembered as atrocities: such as the siege of Leiden in 1573-4 or, most notoriously, the St Bartholomew’s Day Massacres in France in 1572.

    Charles I: The Court at War

    During the Civil War Charles I’s court, denied access to its usual country residences, was forced to set itself up in a series of makeshift locations. The most important of these was Oxford which Charles converted into a large and well-organised courtly campus.

    AI Weapons, War and Ethics

    This lecture will explore fully autonomous weapons, the products of AI technology, and the arguments for and against their use.

    Sir Thomas Gresham 1519–2019

    Dr John Guy presents a special illustrated lecture to commemorate the 500th Anniversary of the birth of the College’s founder and benefactor Sir Thomas Gresham.

    Gresham's Exchange

    Why did Gresham finance and build it? What did Londoners (and others) do there? And what does the Exchange tell us about Gresham's ambitions both for himself and for London?

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