The Mathematical Life of Sir Christopher Wren Christopher Wren, who died 300 years ago this year, is...
Christopher Wren & Oliver Cromwell: The 1657 Appointment of Wren as Gresham Professor of Astronomy Of all the august and admirable Gresham Professors, Christopher Wren...
Historical Fiction from Sir Walter Scott to Georgette Heyer and Hilary Mantel Until the 1970s, historical fiction was a scorned genre that...
The Journey from Black-Hole Singularities to a Cyclic Cosmology Sir Roger Penrose gives the annual Sir Thomas Gresham lecture on The Journey from Black-Hole Singularities to a Cyclic Cosmology.
Why Is Sir Walter Scott Not In Popular Culture Today? A question from the lecture 'Did Sir Walter Scott Invent...
Wren, Hooke and Willis: Divine geometry and natural design The status of geometry with respect to the natural world...
Sir Walter Scott's Involvement In King George IV Visiting Scotland A question from the lecture 'Did Sir Walter Scott Invent...
The English Image of Scotland Prior to Sir Walter Scott's Writing A question from the lecture 'Did Sir Walter Scott Invent...
John Colet and Sir Thomas More: The Philosophers, The Archbishop and The Sultan In 1509 John Colet and Thomas More joined the Mercers'...