To Wear or Not to Wear: Changing social norms with regard to eyewear Studying the history of spectacles brings together the twin themes...
The Life and Work of Mervyn Peake Often described as the ultimate Renaissance Man, Mervyn Peake was...
The Dutch East Indies Company - The First 100 Years A series of two lectures. Dr Thomas Crump moved to...
Heading for Trouble: The perils of navigation This lecture was a part of the SeaBritrain2005 series of...
Franklin and the North West Passage Due to unforeseen circumstances, Professor Andrew Lambert was unable to...
Atlantic Navigators: The Brendan Voyage A first-hand account of a harrowing voyage from the south-west...
Citizen Authors and Their Heroes: Thomas Dekker, Thomas Heywood and Sir Thomas Gresham As part of the Literary Londoners series, this lecture focuses...
Shakespeare, 'The Tempest' and its City Connections This lecture focuses on Shakespeare, in particular his final solo...