True and Impartial Observations: The Work of Robert Hooke This lecture assesses the work of Robert Hooke (who as...
Sir Thomas Gresham and The New Learning The subjects chosen by Sir Thomas Gresham for his Professors...
Sir Thomas Gresham and the Spiral of Knowledge Sir Thomas Gresham’s dream was for knowledge to be developed...
Change, Exchange and International Interchange: London and International Trade in the 16th Century 16th Century London experienced economic challenge and transformation as dramatic...
Citizen Authors and Their Heroes: Thomas Dekker, Thomas Heywood and Sir Thomas Gresham As part of the Literary Londoners series, this lecture focuses...
Shakespeare, 'The Tempest' and its City Connections This lecture focuses on Shakespeare, in particular his final solo...
Ben Jonson, 'The Alchemist' and Blackfriars As part of the Literary Londoners series, this lecture explores...
Protecting London - The Phoenix: Rebuilding London after the Great Fire and the origins of the London Fire Brigade 1666 saw the Medieval centre of London destroyed by the...
God meets Mammon: The Financing of the New Cathedral St. Paul's is perhaps the greatest building to have emerged...