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...
Building the Victorian City: Splendour and Squalor By 1900 Britain had produced the world’s largest cities and...
Banned Books and Freedom of Expression The right to free expression is severely threatened in many...
Carbon Offsetting: Does It Really Work? Offsets, politely called carbon credit markets, are essential to many...
The face of Charles Dickens - portraits of the great author Charles Dickens was drawn, painted and photographed more than most...
To Blame or Not to Blame? The Medical Profession and Blame Culture Traditionally, medicine has been taught by imitation, apprenticeship and humiliation...
"The fangs of the serpent are hid in the bowl": The Temperance Movement How did what started as a temperance movement become a...