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The USA in the early 19th century was one of Christian history’s great moments of sectarian creativity. The most notorious such movement, the Millerites, forecast the end of the world for 1844. What happened with the resultant ‘Great Disappointment’?
'When well-appareled April on the heel / Of limping winter treads'. A calendar month cannot dress, nor can a season walk. This lecture will explore the magic of personification in Shakespeare's poetry.
Is science complete in itself, or does it act as a pointer or signpost to matters beyond its boundaries? C.S. Lewis argued that nature bears witness to the existence and nature of God, and developed the idea in works such as 'Miracles' and 'The Chronicles of Narnia.'
Sudden death in the young is more common than you think... This lecture considers the causes of sudden death, its impact on families, the difficulties of carrying out research, and some of the legal and social obstacles to discovering more.
Where should you stand in order to photograph the restored four chimneys of Battersea power station equally spaced along the skyline? - The answer will take us to the heart of the mathematical field of projective geometry.
George V’s reign coincided with the fall from power of five emperors, eight kings and eighteen other dynasties. But in Britain the monarchy gained in popular esteem and this helped to preserve parliamentary government in the difficult years between the wars.
A question from the lecture 'Did Sir Walter Scott Invent...
Today's event
Today's event, The Gresham Festival of Musical Ideas, will not be livestreamed.
If you are in London feel free to drop into the event at any time between 1 and 6pm. Recordings of all lectures will be published soon!