Historical Fiction from Sir Walter Scott to Georgette Heyer and Hilary Mantel Until the 1970s, historical fiction was a scorned genre that...
Gresham and Defoe (underwriters): The Origins of London Marine Insurance This lecture explores the astonishing history of marine insurance underwriting...
Carbon Takeback: How We Will Stop Fossil Fuels from Causing Global Warming We have to stop fossil fuels from causing global warming...
Building the Victorian City: Splendour and Squalor By 1900 Britain had produced the world’s largest cities and...
Lawgivers in Modern Revolutions How have lawgivers featured in modern revolutions? This lecture considers...