To Blame or Not to Blame? The Medical Profession and Blame Culture Traditionally, medicine has been taught by imitation, apprenticeship and humiliation...
Wergeld: Crime and the compensation culture in medieval England Wergeld is the payment demanded of a person who has...
Slavery - The US perspective: From the Civil War to the Civil Rights Movement Dr Alan Sked, The London School of Economics and Political...
War and Truth: Conflict, Security and the Media Robert Fox, Journalist and broadcaster, Defence Correspondent for The Evening...
The Maths of Sudoku and Latin Squares Millions of us regularly solve Sudoku puzzles. In this lecture...
The Spanish Culture of Charles I's Court Heir to the throne Charles I made a secret trip to win the hand of a princess. For eight months he was the guest of the Spanish king in Madrid.
Christopher Wren’s Medical Discoveries: the ‘Architect of Human Anatomy’ ** Please note that this lecture will contain several mentions...
Sickle Cell Disease: A Cultural History Please note this lecture was rescheduled from its original date...
Life, Death and Judgement in the Art and Times of Hieronymus Bosch (d. 1516) This lecture looks at the 'surreal' art of the Early...