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John Colet and Sir Thomas More: The Philosophers, The Archbishop and The Sultan

In 1509 John Colet and Thomas More joined the Mercers'...

The Labour Party

The Labour Party was formed in 1900 as a coalition between trade unions and socialist intellectuals with the aim of securing representation for the working class in parliament.

Catherine King was brought up in Elgar country and after studies at Cambridge and in London, returned to the Welsh Borders. Much of her very full career has revolved around early music (with numerous recordings) but always alongside later and

Architecture and the Edwardian Era

Edwardian architecture in particular provides a fascinating commentary on broader historical themes – not only in its use of style and its remodelling of old buildings but also in the range of new activities it provided for.

Florian Mitrea

Florian Mitrea was born in Bucharest, Romania, in 1989. He started studying piano with professor Flavia Moldovan at the age of 6. He continued his studies at The George Enescu Music High School, under professor Gabriela Enăşescu. During his studies

Villains in the Novel: from Dickens, Hardy and Wilkie Collins to Hilary Mantel

Are villains cardboard characters? If so, why do we enjoy them so much? Drawing examples from film and TV drama, as well as from popular fiction, this lecture will try to explain the satisfaction of villainy for the audience. Using the novels of Wilkie Collins and Thomas Hardy, it will look at the development of the villain in nineteenth-century fiction; and at examples of contemporary literary novelists, like Hilary Mantel, who are willing to unleash the energies of villainy.

Cultural Heritage and War: Panel Discussion

As part of the symposium entitled ‘Cultural Heritage and War’, Sir Derek Plumbly, Dr Elisabeth Kendall and Dr Mark Altaweel answer questions from the floor in panel discussion chaired by Professor Tim Connell.

Manipulation and Re-Interpretation: al-Qa’ida, Islamic State and the Re-Claiming of the Arab Poetic Tradition

As part of the symposium entitled ‘Cultural Heritage and War’, Dr Elisabeth Kendall shares her experiences of poetry within the Arab world and how it is interpreted and manipulated by different cultural groups across the Middle East.

Patterns of Looting in Syria/Iraq and the Western Art Market

As part of the symposium entitled ‘Cultural Heritage and War’, Dr Mark Altaweel discusses the situation in Iraq and Syria since the Fall of Mosul in 2011 and the looting of historical objects and artefacts coming into the Western Art Market and being sold illegally.

The Bloomsbury Group: A Queer History

This lecture will explore the world of the second Bloomsbury...

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