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Britain and Germany: from ally to enemy As France was the traditional enemy, Germany was the traditional...
Charismatic Leadership: Nature, Causes, and Consequences How did politicians as diverse as Thatcher, Charles de Gaulle...
The Rule of Law and its Enemies: The Landscape of Law The historian Niall Ferguson delivers a lecture, recorded at Gresham...
Singing the Laws: Ancient Greek Lawgivers in History and Legend While Lycurgus of Sparta and Solon of Athens are now...
The Big Brain: Size and Intelligence For centuries, scientists have tried to identify what is special...
Tudor Health Reform: The Politics of Health Reform from a Medieval Perspective Is the NHS medieval? Is this an insulting claim to...
Envy of Kings: The Guildhall of London and the Power of the Medieval Corporation The government of the City of London is older than...
The Spanish Culture of Charles I's Court Heir to the throne Charles I made a secret trip to win the hand of a princess. For eight months he was the guest of the Spanish king in Madrid.