The Great Depression and its Legacy The long economic recession of the inter-war period had profound...
Gresham and Defoe (underwriters): The Origins of London Marine Insurance This lecture explores the astonishing history of marine insurance underwriting...
Advocacy – ‘as if’ the Person Represented, or ‘for’ the Person Represented? UK lawyers used to think that advocacy was a God–given...
The Legal Quays: Sir William Paulet, First Marquis of Winchester Sir William Paulet (c.1483-1572) is perhaps unique in his long...
Forwards and Backwards: Architecture in inter-war England The First World War brought far reaching changes to England...
Reclaiming Women in the Hebrew Bible Since the 1970s feminist bible scholars have been reclaiming the...
London’s Forgotten Children: Thomas Coram and the Foundling Hospital In 1739, Captain Thomas Coram was dismayed at the sight...
Standards Markets: The free market response to regulation Many societal goals for markets can be achieved with more...