Lord Kelvin and the French 'F' Word: The Greatest Victorian Scientist? Lord Kelvin (1824-1907) was Professor of Natural Philosophy at the...
Leadership and Change: Prime Ministers in the Post-War World - Macmillan by Richard Thorpe Response by David Faber
The Fabrication of Medieval History: Archaeology and artifice at the Office of Works The Colin Matthew Memorial Lecture for the Public Understanding of...
The Lisbon Earthquake: Two hundred and fifty years on On 1 November 1755, Lisbon was devastated by a massive...
Britain and Germany: from ally to enemy As France was the traditional enemy, Germany was the traditional...
The Reform Club: Architecture and the birth of popular government Professor Peter Marsh, Honorary Professor of History at the University...
Cannabis Britannica: The rise and demise of a Victorian wonder-drug In 1800 cannabis preparations were almost entirely unknown in Britain...
Illuminated Psalter Manuscripts Psalters containing the 150 Psalms were immensely popular medieval manuscripts...
Queen Victoria: Images of Power and Empire This lecture will examine the images of power and empire...
The Rise and Fall of the British Empire In 1945, the imperial possessions of Great Britain circled the...