Calendar Curiosities for 29 February Did Archbishop Whitgift really die on 29th February 1603? Why...
The Novel & Psychology: Edith Wharton's 'The Age of Innocence' Written between the two World Wars, Edith Wharton’s The Age...
Gresham and Defoe (underwriters): The Origins of London Marine Insurance This lecture explores the astonishing history of marine insurance underwriting...
Twenty-first Century Threats: Tuberculosis This lecture is a part of the series Twenty-First Century...
Coming to Terms with Modern Times: English architecture in the post-war era The Second World War intensified and magnified debates that had...
The Cold Rules for National Security: History and the Defence of the Realm Notions of national security past and present. How Whitehall has...
Elizabethan Merchant Ships and Shipbuilding Elizabeth’s galleons and other warships have attracted much attention, but...
Portugal and England, 1386-2010 Portugal and England, 1386-2010: A complex web of political, economic...
Imperial Rivalry with the Russian Empire During the nineteenth century, Great Britain and Russia engaged in...