To Wear or Not to Wear: Changing social norms with regard to eyewear Studying the history of spectacles brings together the twin themes...
Why is Africa still the poorest continent? Among 29 countries where human life expectancy is still 50...
The Dutch East Indies Company - The First 100 Years For a period of over 200 years, starting in the...
Heading for Trouble: The perils of navigation This lecture was a part of the SeaBritrain2005 series of...
Franklin and the North West Passage Due to unforeseen circumstances, Professor Andrew Lambert was unable to...
Atlantic Navigators: The Brendan Voyage A first-hand account of a harrowing voyage from the south-west...
Would it be Right to Make Vaccination Mandatory? Vaccination against disease has saved countless lives, yet it remains...