Being a Guitarist in the Time of Byron and Shelley With a player’s insight (a guitar of 1825 is my...
Restoration and Reaction: Palaces of the Restoration Charles II's court has often been portrayed as devoted to...
Haydn in London: The Revolutionary Drawing Room This concert looks at 18th century music making and the...
Ghost of Scandals Past: A Short History of Financial Scandals The litany of great financial scandals is long, and sadly...
Why Are Cities Going Bankrupt? In the late nineteenth century, Joseph Chamberlain transformed Birmingham with...
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...