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Gresham College has been providing free public lectures since 1597 and continues the tradition with new lectures every week. Each lecture is an hour long and is available for download as either MP3 or MP4 files. As well as the eight Gresham Professors who deliver ...
Gresham College has been providing free public lectures since 1597 and continues the tradition with new lectures every week. Each lecture is an hour long and is available for download as either MP3 or MP4 files. As well as the eight Gresham Professors who deliver annual lecture series, we have a stream of acclaimed visiting lecturers who talk on topics as varied as history, politics, art, astronomy, religion, mathematics and much more. Visit our website for further information: www.gresham.ac.uk
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Modern Day Slavery - Nancy Kelley
Thousands of people are estimated to be working as slaves ...
Thousands of people are estimated to be working as slaves within the UK, in highly exploitative conditions, with no rights, and under threat of violence. This lecture will discuss some of the issues.
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Slavery, Ships and Sickness - Professor Stuart Anderson
The history of the ships and shipping that are a ...
The history of the ships and shipping that are a central but often-overlooked part of the British involvement in the slave trade.
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The Great Mathematicians - Professor Robin Wilson and Dr Raymond Flood
A lecture on some of the greatest mathematicians in history, ...
A lecture on some of the greatest mathematicians in history, their work and their influence on the world around us - including Pythagoras, Newton, Einstein, Hilbert and many more.
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The Explosion of Modernism - The Rt Revd Lord Harries
An exploration of Christian themes in modernist art at the ...
An exploration of Christian themes in modernist art at the start of the 20th century, looking in particular at Nolde, Jacob Epstein and Roualt.
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Formal and Informal Empire in the 19th Century - Professor Richard J Evans
A lecture on the global shift from informal economic and ...
A lecture on the global shift from informal economic and trading empires to the formal imperial empires that still casts its shadow over the world today.
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Keep it Short: J.S. Bach's Magnificat - Professor Christopher Hogwood
A lecture on what makes J. S. Bach’s Magnificat a ...
A lecture on what makes J. S. Bach’s Magnificat a masterpiece.
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The Historical Function of Town Halls - Dr Tristram Hunt MP
The deep history behind the great Victorian Town Halls of ...
The deep history behind the great Victorian Town Halls of Northern England, created on the back of new Industrial wealth and great civic aspirations.
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Why Conserve the Cutty Sark? - Richard Doughty
From mutiny and murder to trade and glory, the world’s ...
From mutiny and murder to trade and glory, the world’s last tea clipper has seen it all, including a fire in 2007. The Chief Executive of The Cutty Sark Trust looks back on the restoration of the ship that is due to be finished in Spring 2012.
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Literature and Politics in 17th Century London - Dr Anna Beer
The stories of Sir Walter Ralegh and John Milton, through ...
The stories of Sir Walter Ralegh and John Milton, through the turbulent times of the Civil War and Restoration.
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The History of the Lord Mayor's Show - Dominic Reid OBE
The Lord Mayor’s Show is one of the longest established ...
The Lord Mayor’s Show is one of the longest established and best known annual events in the City of London, dating back to 1215. This lecture will reveal the fascinating history of the show.
