Enclosures of the Mind: Governing the Intellectual Commons We are living in an age of remarkable intellectual property...
Sir Christopher Wren and the Rebuilding of the City Churches after the Great Fire of London In this lecture, Anthony Geraghty will reveal how Sir Christopher...
Picturesque Engineering: Telford's Highland Roads and Bridges In partnership with the Fulbright Commission. In 1819, Thomas Telford...
Restoration and Reaction: Palaces of the Restoration Charles II's court has often been portrayed as devoted to...
Ghost of Scandals Past: A Short History of Financial Scandals The litany of great financial scandals is long, and sadly...
Gresham and Defoe (underwriters): The Origins of London Marine Insurance This lecture explores the astonishing history of marine insurance underwriting...
How to get ahead in commerce: The sure-fire ways to make money One school of thought says that markets are just casinos...
Building the Victorian City: Splendour and Squalor By 1900 Britain had produced the world’s largest cities and...