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The Gresham Festival of Musical Ideas

** This is a drop-in event, and attendees are welcome...

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Lawgivers in Modern Revolutions

How have lawgivers featured in modern revolutions? This lecture considers...

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From Machiavelli to Nietzsche: How Modern Thinkers Saw Ancient Lawgivers

For many modern thinkers, the lawgiver has been important as...

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Divine Law, Human Prophet: Moses in Hebrew and Greek

The Hebrew lawgiver Moses was compared to ancient Greek lawgivers...

Engraving of Moses holding the ten commandements before his brethren

Writing Laws: Hammurabi to Solon

When and why do written laws emerge in ancient societies...

Etching of Greek scribes

Writing a British Constitution

Recently, the UK has gotten into a muddle over Scottish...

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Whither the Public Lecture?

Gresham College has been delivering public lectures since 1597 through...

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Singing the Laws: Ancient Greek Lawgivers in History and Legend

While Lycurgus of Sparta and Solon of Athens are now...

Painting of Lycurgus of Sparta holdaing scroll

Human Rights Law: Bringing Power to the Powerless

This lecture looks at the power given to advocates in...

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The Artist as Soul Stealer: Drawing Alastair Campbell

Martin Rowson on unnerving Alastair Campbell by drawing him. An...