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Charles I: The Court at War

During the Civil War Charles I’s court, denied access to its usual country residences, was forced to set itself up in a series of makeshift locations. The most important of these was Oxford which Charles converted into a large and well-organised courtly campus.

Dams, Radiators and The Shard: The Legacy of English Gardening

This lecture describes three ways in which technology developed for gardens changed the shape of England and its built environment.

A History of Hair

The 2014 scandal over Rachel Dolezal’s lying about being of African-American heritage reignited debates about the politics of hair. It has been followed by numerous books with titles such as Don’t Touch My Hair!

Slavery and the City of London

Freedom has been central to the identity of the City of London for centuries.

Freedom Song: The Fisk Jubilee Singers' Story

A choir of ex-slaves, raising funds to build their University, toured America from 1871, suffering discrimination and hardship.

A Global History of the Eclipse of 29 May 1919

The event will focus upon mathematical expeditions, outlining how the use of mathematics has been instrumental to the success of historical voyages of exploration.

Mathematical Practice and the 18th-Century British Voyages of Scientific Exploration

The event will focus upon mathematical expeditions, outlining how the use of mathematics has been instrumental to the success of historical voyages of exploration.

Privateer and Mathematician: The Voyages of Edward Wright

The event will focus upon mathematical expeditions, outlining how the use of mathematics has been instrumental to the success of historical voyages of exploration.

The Mathematical World of C. L. Dodgson (Lewis Carroll)

This illustrated lecture and book launch will attempt to answer these questions by outlining his mathematical life, labours and legacy in the context of Victorian Oxford.

Black Tudors: Three Untold Stories

Dr Kaufmann tells the intriguing tales of three Africans living in Tudor England.

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Charles I: The Court at War

Dams, Radiators and The Shard: The Legacy of English Gardening

A History of Hair

Slavery and the City of London

Freedom Song: The Fisk Jubilee Singers' Story

A Global History of the Eclipse of 29 May 1919

Mathematical Practice and the 18th-Century British Voyages of Scientific Exploration

Privateer and Mathematician: The Voyages of Edward Wright

The Mathematical World of C. L. Dodgson (Lewis Carroll)

Black Tudors: Three Untold Stories

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