The Origins of Modern Paganism This lecture provides a deeper exploration of Paganism, beginning with...
Much Ado About Numbers: Shakespeare’s Mathematical Life and Times Shakespeare lived in a period of exciting mathematical innovations –...
Portraits of Queen Elizabeth II: The Artists’ Challenges Scores of painters and photographers over the last seventy years...
Queen Victoria: Images of Power and Empire This lecture will examine the images of power and empire...
Progresses: Royal Courts on the Move in Tudor and Stuart England Most summers Tudor and Stuart monarchs took their court on...
The Spanish Culture of Charles I's Court Heir to the throne Charles I made a secret trip to win the hand of a princess. For eight months he was the guest of the Spanish king in Madrid.
Dickens's Public Readings: A Tale of Two Desks This illustrated lecture marks 150 years since Dickens’s death by reflecting on the nature of his creative genius and his legacy.