Is it really the case that Economic success is negatively correlated with Sporting success? The lecture will look at the links between sporting success...
Why Give? The Case for Investment in Excellent in Arts and Music The Rt. Hon. The Lord Mayor, Alderman Roger Gifford, will...
Making and Running Great Gardens 1700 - 1900 Britain's great gardens are among the glories of our countryside...
The Economics of the Very Long Run: From Fire to Finance in Two Million Years An economist's view of two million years of human history...
The Roman Denarius and the Euro: A precedent for monetary union? A look at the way the Roman Empire has sometimes...
Culture and Resistance: Indigenous Responses to a Globalised World This lecture looks at the place occupied by indigenous cultures...
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?
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...
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...