The End of the Old World Order, 1530 to 1650 The Reformation and the Civil War, two events a century...
Beyond price: Trust me, I’m commercial All markets are based on trust. Confidence is everything. Yet...
From Machiavelli to Nietzsche: How Modern Thinkers Saw Ancient Lawgivers For many modern thinkers, the lawgiver has been important as...
Tudor Health Reform: Scientific Advances in the Tudor Era Professor Allan Chapman gives a detailed overview of the developments...
Enclosures of the Mind: Governing the Intellectual Commons We are living in an age of remarkable intellectual property...
Two Losses Make a Win: How a Physicist Surprised Mathematicians One of the most extraordinary pieces of new mathematics was...
Ghost of Scandals Past: A Short History of Financial Scandals The litany of great financial scandals is long, and sadly...
The Troubled Brain: Ageing and Dementia Diseases such as Alzheimer’s or Parkinson’s are devastating neurological conditions...
Gresham and Defoe (underwriters): The Origins of London Marine Insurance This lecture explores the astonishing history of marine insurance underwriting...