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Britain and Germany: from ally to enemy

As France was the traditional enemy, Germany was the traditional...

Quakers, business and morality

‘Gods of Commerce and Thieves’: Perceptions of Jews, Crime and Business in London

Some of the most nefarious anti-Semitic stereotypes are deeply embedded...

The Grand Tour of Europe

The British relationship with Europe was not solely about war...

At war with the French: Louis XIV and Napoleon

Both Louis XIV in the seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries...

How hard is a hard problem?

How can we distinguish between 'easy problems' and 'hard problems'...

How does a new opera take flight?

Edward Hughes and artists from The Opera Group and I...

Some London heroes of science and technology

GRESHAM IN THE CITY LECTURE London has been a magnet...

Modern music and performance practice

* Modern music and performance practice * Berg - Lyric...

The celestial geometry of John Flamsteed: Mapping the heavens from 17th century Greenwich

During his 46 years as Astronomer Royal, John Flamsteed elevated...