Victorian Era Astronomy: On Land and in the Skies In the late 19th-century, astronomical research could be practical, using...
Sheep Across London Bridge - The Freedom of the City of London One of the oldest surviving traditional ceremonies still in existence...
Adventures of Portuguese 'Ancient Music' in Eighteenth-Century London 'Ancient music' enjoyed a vogue in eighteenth-century London, with professional...
Gresham and Defoe (underwriters): The Origins of London Marine Insurance This lecture explores the astonishing history of marine insurance underwriting...
London’s Lost Rivers: The Hackney Brook and other North West Passages Iain Sinclair takes a look at the rivers of London...
Entertainment in London in the 18th Century Using extracts from personal family collections, diaries, handbills and other...
The Shape of Knots: From DNA to Shoestrings and Solar Flares Knots are ubiquitous in the world around us, appearing as...
The Shape of Tiles: Regular and Irregular, Hard and Soft Tiling involves filling a plane or space with repeated elements...
The Shape of Gravity: Why On Earth Are Planets Spherical? We often take for granted that planets, shaped by the...