The Plane Forest: Does the City have the Right Trees? The City of London actively seeks to make the most...
The Queen's Commonwealth: Monarchy and the End of Empire, 1945-2011 As Glasgow prepares to host the Commonwealth Games, Professor Philip...
The Convoluted Brain: Wrinkles and Folds The human brain has a very distinct and complex appearance...
The Origins of Modern Paganism This lecture provides a deeper exploration of Paganism, beginning with...
Much Ado About Numbers: Shakespeare’s Mathematical Life and Times Shakespeare lived in a period of exciting mathematical innovations –...
Prison and Why We Send People There: Does it Work? Should it? ‘They deserve to be put away’; ‘Appeal the sentence –...
The Big Brain: Size and Intelligence For centuries, scientists have tried to identify what is special...
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.
On Top of the World, 1830 to 1914 Economic dominance brings cultural dominance and the architecture of Empire...
The Last Stuarts and the Death of the Royal Powerhouse In his short reign James II built a surprising amount...