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Much Ado About Numbers: Shakespeare’s Mathematical Life and Times

Shakespeare lived in a period of exciting mathematical innovations –...

London's Great Fire and its Aftermath

A dry summer, a mishap at a bakery, and a...

Early Science: Welcome and Introduction

A Symposium to mark the 350th anniversary of The Royal...

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

Rich and Learn'd: the library of Gresham College

Irene Gilchrist, archivist at the Guildhall Library, explores in this...

Thomas Hirst (1887): Ah, why was Newton ever born?

Thomas Hirst (1830-1892) recounts the period of mathematical history through...

Envy of Kings: The Guildhall of London and the Power of the Medieval Corporation

The government of the City of London is older than...

The Operatic Showstopper: ‘You’ll Never Walk Alone’

This lecture considers ‘You’ll Never Walk Alone’ from Carousel (1945)...

The Rise of Consensus, 1650 to 1760

Opened up to the world once more England drank in...

St Paul's at 300

2011 is the 300th anniversary of the completion of Christopher...