Elizabethan Merchant Ships and Shipbuilding Elizabeth’s galleons and other warships have attracted much attention, but...
Early Science: The Setting up of The Royal Society A Symposium to mark the 350th anniversary of The Royal...
Rare and Endangered Languages: Language Documentation and Revitalisation Professor Peter Austin outlines a number of projects aimed at...
A Haberdashery Shop on London Bridge: Journal of a Georgian Gentleman The fascinating story of eighteenth century haberdasher who recorded what...
The Lisbon Earthquake: Two hundred and fifty years on On 1 November 1755, Lisbon was devastated by a massive...
London’s Forgotten Children: Thomas Coram and the Foundling Hospital In 1739, Captain Thomas Coram was dismayed at the sight...
Ancient Reading in an Historical Context This lecture will explore the varying ways in which people...
Ritual Protection Marks and Witchcraft at Knole, Kent An historic building survey at Knole, Kent enabled a very...
London - The Forgotten Hanseatic City: The Material Culture The second part of the symposium included the following talks...
An Even Shorter History of Nearly Everything Bill Bryson discusses the history of science and its importance...