Victorian Era Astronomy: On Land and in the Skies In the late 19th-century, astronomical research could be practical, using...
London’s Lost Rivers: The Hackney Brook and other North West Passages Iain Sinclair takes a look at the rivers of London...
Two Losses Make a Win: How a Physicist Surprised Mathematicians One of the most extraordinary pieces of new mathematics was...
Endings in the Novel, from Austen and Dickens to Edward St Aubyn and Rachel Cusk More than anything else, the end matters to the novel...
A History of Barts, Britain's Oldest Hospital St Bartholomew’s is the oldest hospital in England still operating...
The life and legacy of Dr Edward Jenner FRS, pioneer of vaccination Known to many as “the father of immunology”, Edward Jenner...
Gresham and Defoe (underwriters): The Origins of London Marine Insurance This lecture explores the astonishing history of marine insurance underwriting...
Christopher Wren’s Medical Discoveries: the ‘Architect of Human Anatomy’ ** Please note that this lecture will contain several mentions...
How To Choose a Doctor or Surgeon Various governments have promoted ‘patient choice’ as part of NHS...