Mortality Past and Present: John Graunt's Bills of Mortality - Introduction An introduction to the conference marking the 350th anniversary of the...
The Grande Messe des Morts and the Absence of God David Cairns delivers this lecture ahead of the City of...
Twenty-first Century Threats: Malaria In 1955, the World Health Organization announced an ambitious plan...
Twenty-first Century Threats: Tuberculosis This lecture is a part of the series Twenty-First Century...
To Wear or Not to Wear: Changing social norms with regard to eyewear Studying the history of spectacles brings together the twin themes...
John F. Kennedy, President, 1961-1963 Kennedy's brief Presidency, terminated by assassination, still has glamour attached...
Dwight Eisenhower, President, 1953-1961 Eisenhower was elected on a programme of repudiating both Franklin...
Franklin D. Roosevelt, President 1933-1945 - Foreign Policy Elected in the midst of the Great Depression, Roosevelt transformed...