Painting, Patronage and Politics under the Tudors Tudor England was a dangerous place for the wealthy and powerful. Art and architecture was a sign of connoisseurship but also political ambition.
Why the Enlightenment still matters today “The Enlightenment” has been regarded as a turning point in...
Conflict and Consensus in the Age of the New Genetics: Mad, Bad or Sad Mad, bad, sad. Categories like this are never fixed; they...
Let’s Decolonise the History of Mathematical Proofs! Joint lectures with the British Society for the History of...
Shattering Myths About Freemasonry Freemasonry is a relatively obscure subject with many myths surrounding...
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.
The Dutch East Indies Company - The Second 100 Years This second lecture will focus on the VOC's second hundred...
Northern Ireland and the British-Irish relationship: The Gladstonian Settlement revisited Why has it proved so difficult to resolve the problems...
The Lisbon Earthquake: Two hundred and fifty years on On 1 November 1755, Lisbon was devastated by a massive...
The Dutch East Indies Company - The First 100 Years A series of two lectures. Dr Thomas Crump moved to...