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The Rise and Fall of the British Empire

In 1945, the imperial possessions of Great Britain circled the...

‘What, then, is the American, this new man?’

Louis XIV: Versailles, Europe and the Arts

Louis XIV saw himself as a patron of the arts...

Data: A Love Story for the Ages

It’s become a cliché to say data is the new...

The General Election, 1959

The 1959 General Election gave the Conservatives their third successive...

Topics in the History of Financial Mathematics: The Influence of Amatino Manucci and Luca Pacioli

This is the first part of a study day. It...

Michelangelo, Copernicus and the Sistine Chapel

It is argued that Copernicus’ theory of the sun-centred universe...

Medicine in London, 1600 to 1900 - A well-scrubbed world

Sheep Across London Bridge - The Freedom of the City of London

One of the oldest surviving traditional ceremonies still in existence...

Reinventing the Wheel: The cost of neglecting international history

There is an ever increasing tendency to imagine ourselves living...