History, Science, Religion: Capturing The Public Imagination This is the 2008 Joint Royal Historical Society/Gresham College Annual...
Now the dust has settled: A view of Robert Hooke post-2003 The tercentenary in 2003 of Hooke's death saw a flurry...
High politics and Hellfire: William Hogarth Infamous rake (and Chancellor of the Exchequer), Sir Francis Dashwood...
Protecting London - The Phoenix: Rebuilding London after the Great Fire and the origins of the London Fire Brigade 1666 saw the Medieval centre of London destroyed by the...
For a diet of worms: too much hygiene can damage your health Public health campaigns have dramatically reduced exposure to infection but...
Protecting London - Digging up old London This lecture explores the challenges in uncovering the origins and...
The American Presidency: Lyndon Johnson The Johnson Presidency was marked, almost from its inception, by...
Tribes and Diatribes: race, genes, and diseases Few human deaths are caused by inherited genetic defects, and...