The King in the Car Park: The Discovery and Identification of Richard III This lecture will focus on discussion of the archaeological dig...
Why Writing Women Back into History Matters Rediscovering remarkable historical figures such as the Birka Warrior Woman...
The Queen's Commonwealth: Monarchy and the End of Empire, 1945-2011 As Glasgow prepares to host the Commonwealth Games, Professor Philip...
The Rule of Law and its Enemies: The Landscape of Law The historian Niall Ferguson delivers a lecture, recorded at Gresham...
Charismatic Leadership: Nature, Causes, and Consequences How did politicians as diverse as Thatcher, Charles de Gaulle...
Singing the Laws: Ancient Greek Lawgivers in History and Legend While Lycurgus of Sparta and Solon of Athens are now...
Prison and Why We Send People There: Does it Work? Should it? ‘They deserve to be put away’; ‘Appeal the sentence –...
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.
The Last Stuarts and the Death of the Royal Powerhouse In his short reign James II built a surprising amount...