Victorian Era Astronomy: On Land and in the Skies In the late 19th-century, astronomical research could be practical, using...
The King in the Car Park: The Discovery and Identification of Richard III This lecture will focus on discussion of the archaeological dig...
Cary Grant: Hollywood's exquisite, charming enigma To millions of moviegoers around the world Cary Grant epitomises...
Mathematics and the Medici: Instruments from Late Renaissance Florence and a British Connection The 16th-century instruments in the Museum of the History of...
To sleep, perchance to dream: Why do we and other animals sleep? Sleep seems to be a universal imperative for all animal...
The Invention of Mathematical Proof in the Renaissance Joint lectures with the British Society for the History of...
The Londonderry Plantation from 1641 until the Disengagement at the end of the Nineteenth Century The events that led to the Londonderry Plantation had momentous...
Dementia: A Cultural History Dementia is often designated the “plague” of the twenty-first century...
A history of the dictionary: Dr Johnson, I presume? Johnson's early life was beset by ill health; his eyesight...
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