Online Lectures from Gresham College, February – April

February

Wed 01, 6pm, Anglo-Saxon Pagan Gods, Professor Ronald Hutton; David Game College, Aldgate/ Online/ Watch Later gres.hm/anglo-saxon-gods

Tues 07, 6pm, Slavery and the British Economy, Professor Martin Daunton; Barnard’s Inn Hall, Holborn/ Online/ Watch Later gres.hm/slavery-british

Wed 15, 6pm, Queen Victoria Images of Power and Empire, Professor Jane Ridley; Barnard’s Inn Hall, Holborn/ Online/ Watch Later gres.hm/victoria-portraits

Thurs 16, 6pm, Aids: A Cultural HistoryProfessor Joanna Bourke; Barnard’s Inn Hall, Holborn/ Online/ Watch Later gres.hm/aids-history

Wed 22, 6pm, Christopher Wren’s Cosmos, Professor Katherine Blundell; TBC, but probably David Game College, Aldgate/ Online/ Watch Later gres.hm/wren-cosmos

Thurs 23, 6pm, Stonehenge: A HistoryProfessor Mike Pitts; Barnard’s Inn Hall, Holborn/ Online/Watch Later gres.hm/stonehenge-history

March

Wed 01, 6pm, Historical Fiction From Sir Walter Scott to Georgette Heyer and Hilary MantelProfessor John Mullan; Barnard’s Inn Hall, Holborn/ Online/ Watch Later gres.hm/historical-fiction

Thurs 02, 6pm, Portraits of Queen Elizabeth II: The Artists’ Challenges, Professor Philip Mould; Barnard’s Inn Hall, Holborn/ Online/ Watch Later gres.hm/elizabeth-portraits

Tues 07, 1pm, The Mathematical Life of Sir Christopher Wren, Professor Sarah Hart; TBC, but probably David Game College, Aldgate/ Online/ Watch Later gres.hm/maths-wren

Wed 08, 6pm, Viking Pagan Gods in Britain, Professor Ronald Hutton; Barnard’s Inn Hall, Holborn/ Online/ Watch Later gres.hm/viking-gods

Tues 14, 6pm, Picturesque EngineeringTelford’s Highland Roads and Bridges, Professor Paul Daniel Marriott; David Game College, Aldgate/ Online/ Watch Later gres.hm/telford-highland

Wed 15, 6pm, Landscapes of Roman Britain, Professor Martin Millet; Barnard’s Inn Hall, Holborn/ Online/ Watch Later gres.hm/roman-landscapes

Thurs 16, 6pm, Sickle Cell Disease: A Cultural History, Professor Joanna Bourke; Barnard’s Inn Hall, Holborn/ Online/ Watch Later gres.hm/sickle-cell-history

Thurs 23, 6pm, The Medieval Agricultural Revolution: New Evidence, Professor Helena Hamerow; Barnard’s Inn Hall, Holborn/ Online/ Watch Later gres.hm/agricultural-rev

Tues, 28, 6pm, Portraits of Native Americans from Pocahontas to Sitting Bill, Professor Stephanie Pratt; Barnard’s Inn Hall, Holborn/ Online/ Watch Later gres.hm/american-portraits

April

Tues 04, 6pm, Who Benefited From the British Empire?, Professor Martin Daunton; Barnard’s Inn Hall, Holborn/ Online/ Watch Later gres.hm/benefit-empire

Wed 05, 1pm, Women Leaders in Early Christianity, Professor Morwenna Ludlow; Barnard’s Inn Hall, Holborn/ Online/ Watch Later gres.hm/women-christianity

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