Building the Victorian City: Splendour and Squalor By 1900 Britain had produced the world’s largest cities and...
Christopher Wren’s Medical Discoveries: the ‘Architect of Human Anatomy’ ** Please note that this lecture will contain several mentions...
Why Are Cities Going Bankrupt? In the late nineteenth century, Joseph Chamberlain transformed Birmingham with...
The face of Charles Dickens - portraits of the great author Charles Dickens was drawn, painted and photographed more than most...
"The fangs of the serpent are hid in the bowl": The Temperance Movement How did what started as a temperance movement become a...
Why Doesn't Capital Flow From High To Low? Capital should flow from countries with low marginal rates of...
Why Does Britain Have a Water and Sewage Crisis? The discharge of raw sewage into rivers, as well as...
Trust Issues: When Financial "Experts" Have Other Plans Ever wonder if the "experts" managing your money truly have...