Gresham and Defoe (underwriters): The Origins of London Marine Insurance This lecture explores the astonishing history of marine insurance underwriting...
Building the Victorian City: Splendour and Squalor By 1900 Britain had produced the world’s largest cities and...
Standards Markets: The free market response to regulation Michael Mainelli, Mercers' School Memorial Professor of Commerce with Paul...
The face of Charles Dickens - portraits of the great author Charles Dickens was drawn, painted and photographed more than most...
Trust Issues: When Financial "Experts" Have Other Plans Ever wonder if the "experts" managing your money truly have...
What is Happening to Christianity? Insights from Africa Christianity’s centre of gravity has shifted to the Global South. What do these changes mean for our understanding of the world’s largest religion?
The Hidden Risks of "I Know Something You Don't" Imagine buying insurance, but the company knows you're less likely...
Stravinsky, Britten and the Lure of the Classical Past Professor Cross examines the themes of metamorphosis and other classical...
"The fangs of the serpent are hid in the bowl": The Temperance Movement How did what started as a temperance movement become a...