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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 Movement of Ponytails, Ships and the Millennium Bridge

A question from the lecture 'Leonardo, Rapunzel and the Mathematics...

What Part Did The Commercial Companies Play In Stimulating Engineering Design?

A question from the lecture 'From Sail to Steam: London's...

From Sail to Steam: London's Role in a Shipbuilding Revolution

The lecture will look at the industrial river Thames and consider the changing needs of shipping with the transition from sail to steam and the impact on London as a port.

Theatre and Love: Tom Stoppard, 'The Real Thing'

It would be churlish to finish a series of lectures...

A Play Within A Play: Behind the Phrase 'House of Cards'

When referring to the play within the play ‘The Real...

Sir Christopher Wren: Buildings, Place and Genius

Who makes great buildings patrons, architects and builders? Are successful...

Theatre and Language: Samuel Beckett, 'Waiting for Godot'

Beckett's Waiting for Godot has been interpreted in myriad ways...

Waiting for Godot at Tour De France

Britain's Damaged Rivers

From the nineteenth century onwards, growth in the UK's towns...