King Henry III and the Communication of Power This lecture considers how Henry III of England used art to justify monarchy at the dawn of what is commonly termed the ‘parliamentary state’.
Michelangelo, Copernicus and the Sistine Chapel It is argued that Copernicus’ theory of the sun-centred universe...
Modern Art - Enemy or Friend of Religious Art? The last century has seen changes in artistic style that...
God's Good Order and the Artist's Patterns For centuries of western history, the beauty of art was...
Children's Self-Control and the Health and Wealth of their Nation: Tracking 1000 children from birth to maturity Policy-makers are considering large-scale early intervention programs to enhance children's...
The psychological health of the UK Armed Forces The mental health of the United Kingdom Armed Forces is...
Brain Reconstruction: the next biomedical breakthrough, or a biological impossibility? How close are we to true brain reconstruction? Professor Jack...
Debussy - Text and Ideas: The 'Song Triptych', and fin-de-siecle Visual Culture Debussy composed eight sets of three songs between 1891 and...