King Henry III and the Communication of Power This lecture considers how Henry III of England used art to justify monarchy at the dawn of what is commonly termed the ‘parliamentary state’.
Sir Christopher Wren: Buildings, Place and Genius Who makes great buildings patrons, architects and builders? Are successful...
The Politics of Architecture in Tudor and Stuart London How the Tudor and Stuart monarchs used the buildings of...
Michelangelo, Copernicus and the Sistine Chapel It is argued that Copernicus’ theory of the sun-centred universe...
Modern Art - Enemy or Friend of Religious Art? The last century has seen changes in artistic style that...
Fighting the Forger: The Secrets of your Passport Martin Lloyd traces passports back over three thousand years, using...