Modernising Parliament: Reform of the House of Lords Many regard the unelected House of Lords as an anachronism...
Imperial Rivalry with the Russian Empire During the nineteenth century, Great Britain and Russia engaged in...
The face of Charles Dickens - portraits of the great author Charles Dickens was drawn, painted and photographed more than most...
Who invented the calculus? - and other 17th century topics The development of the calculus brought together two seemingly unrelated...
History from Below: Mathematics, Instruments and Archaeology In recent decades, archaeologists working on sites such as the...
Travels in Time: History and identity in today's world THE COLIN MATTHEW LECTURE FOR THE PUBLIC UNDERSTANDING OF HISTORY...
The Lisbon Earthquake: Two hundred and fifty years on On 1 November 1755, Lisbon was devastated by a massive...
Leadership and Change: Prime Ministers in the Post-War World - Attlee The sound on this lecture is of a very low...