The Spanish Culture of Charles I's Court Heir to the throne Charles I made a secret trip to win the hand of a princess. For eight months he was the guest of the Spanish king in Madrid.
Much Ado About Numbers: Shakespeare’s Mathematical Life and Times Shakespeare lived in a period of exciting mathematical innovations –...
Charismatic Leadership: Nature, Causes, and Consequences How did politicians as diverse as Thatcher, Charles de Gaulle...
Raising the Net Zero Conversation: How to Stop Climate Becoming a Wedge Political Issue In a year of elections, climate change is emerging as...
How the Middle Ages were Built: Exuberance to Crisis, 1300-1408 England's economic success peaked in 1300 amidst a riot of...
A New Jerusalem: Reaching for Heaven, 1130-1300 During the thirteenth century Jerusalem surplanted Rome as the inspiration...
Playing Catch-up: Palaces from the Hundred Years' War to the Wars of the Roses What was the difference between the fortress of a great...
Human Rights Law: Bringing Power to the Powerless This lecture looks at the power given to advocates in...
On Top of the World, 1830 to 1914 Economic dominance brings cultural dominance and the architecture of Empire...