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The Mathematical Life of Sir Christopher Wren

Christopher Wren, who died 300 years ago this year, is...

Christopher Wren’s Cosmos

Sir Christopher Wren was one of the most remarkable Gresham...

Progresses: Royal Courts on the Move in Tudor and Stuart England

Most summers Tudor and Stuart monarchs took their court on...

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.

During the Civil War Charles I’s court, denied access to its usual country residences, was forced to set itself up in a series of makeshift locations. The most important of these was Oxford which Charles converted into a large and well-organised courtly campus.

Experimental Gardens from Francis Bacon to Today

This lecture will begin with Bacon’s imagined garden, then consider the long-term promise of the experimental or scientific garden, which would eventually lead to today’s biotechnologies.

How Natural is Natural? Historical Perspective on Wildlife and the Environment in England

We often think of the British countryside as 'natural' but it is anything but. We need to understand the specific processes that created habitats in order to ensure their survival into the future.

The 30 Years' War (1618-48) and the Second Defenestration of Prague

Professor Wilson will examine the causes, conduct and consequences of the Thirty Years’ War, Europe’s most destructive conflict prior to the two 20th-century world wars.

Fifty Years of Conservation Areas

The first Conservation Areas were designated in 1967, today at the golden anniversary there are some 10,000 sites. The presentation will explore the origins, variety and some challenges for the future.

The Value of Heritage and the Heritage of Value

There was a time when old places were valued simply for their beauty and interest, but now this is not enough. Are calculations of the financial contribution of our history adding to the value of our heritage or have they fundamentally devalued it?

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The Mathematical Life of Sir Christopher Wren

Christopher Wren’s Cosmos

Progresses: Royal Courts on the Move in Tudor and Stuart England

The Spanish Culture of Charles I's Court

Charles I: The Court at War

Experimental Gardens from Francis Bacon to Today

How Natural is Natural? Historical Perspective on Wildlife and the Environment in England

The 30 Years' War (1618-48) and the Second Defenestration of Prague

Fifty Years of Conservation Areas

The Value of Heritage and the Heritage of Value

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