Year: 2017

Ten Cities that Built an Empire: Understanding British Imperialism through the Urban Past

Ten Cities that Built an Empire: Understanding British Imperialism through the Urban Past

March 16, 2017

Lecture by Dr. Tristram Hunt at the Museum of London / 10.05.2016 Lecturer in Modern British History...

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Edward VII (‘Edward the Peacemaker’) and the Monarchy’s Human Face

Edward VII (‘Edward the Peacemaker’) and the Monarchy’s Human Face

November 16, 2021

Coronation portrait of King Edward VII, by Sir Luke Fildes, 1901 / National Portrait Gallery, London Lecture...

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Poster Art as Social Commentary

Poster Art as Social Commentary

May 28, 2022

By Guity Novin / 03.23.2014 Graphic Designer, Artist During the 19th century many artists looked at their...

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‘Speaking Scars’ – Tattoos in the 19th Century

‘Speaking Scars’ – Tattoos in the 19th Century

March 16, 2017

A 19th-century tattoo from the collection that once belonged to the late Dr. Nicolae Minovici, a famous...

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The Americas: 18,000 BCE (First Migrations) to 1500 (European Conquest)

The Americas: 18,000 BCE (First Migrations) to 1500 (European Conquest)

March 16, 2017

  Drawing of what part of Tenochtitlan may have looked like / By Diego Rivera, Wikimedia Commons...

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Planting for Power in Ancient Rome

Planting for Power in Ancient Rome

March 16, 2017

Reconstruction of the inner peristyle of the House of the Vettii in Pompeii. The original garden would have...

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Boxing: The Brief History of a ‘Science’

Boxing: The Brief History of a ‘Science’

July 22, 2018

Boxing will still be filled with will they, won’t they questions / Image by Jeffrey Pott (Flickr...

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Thomas Annan and ‘The Old Closes and Streets of Glasgow’ in Early Photography

Thomas Annan and ‘The Old Closes and Streets of Glasgow’ in Early Photography

March 15, 2017

By Dr. Lionel Gossman / 05.28.2015 M. Taylore Pyne Professor of Romance Languages Princeton University The best-known,...

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The Greek War of Independence: The Massacre at Chios (Scio)

The Greek War of Independence: The Massacre at Chios (Scio)

March 15, 2017

The Massacre at Chios, by Eugène Delacroix (1824) / Louvre Museum, Paris By William St. Clair /...

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Islam: Its Emergence to the Mamluk Sultanate

Islam: Its Emergence to the Mamluk Sultanate

March 15, 2017

  By Dr. Brian Parkinson Professor of History Georgia Southwestern State University Introduction An inveterate adventurer and...

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1295: The Year of the Galleys

1295: The Year of the Galleys

March 15, 2017

Lecture by Dr. Ian Friel at Barnard’s Inn Hall / 10.31.2013 Historian, Museum Consultant Introduction In November...

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Building Legal Order in Ancient Athens

Building Legal Order in Ancient Athens

March 15, 2017

A facsimile of the papyrus with the text “Constitution of the Athenians” by Aristotle / British Library,...

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Allan Sekula’s Papers Reveal His Art, Writing, and Thought Process

Allan Sekula’s Papers Reveal His Art, Writing, and Thought Process

March 14, 2017

Dear Bill Gates, 1999, Allan Sekula. Photograph. The Getty Research Institute, 2016.M.22. © Allan Sekula Studio LLC....

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Scientific Theories aren’t Mere Conjecture – To Survive, they Must Work

Scientific Theories aren’t Mere Conjecture – To Survive, they Must Work

March 14, 2017

There wouldn’t be statues acclaiming Darwin and his theory if it couldn’t stand up to decades of...

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From the Revolutions of 1848–49 to the First People’s Democracy: The Paris Commune

From the Revolutions of 1848–49 to the First People’s Democracy: The Paris Commune

March 8, 2023

Lamartine in front of the Town Hall of Paris rejects the red flag on 25 February 1848,...

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Gadfly on Trial: Socrates as Citizen and Social Critic

Gadfly on Trial: Socrates as Citizen and Social Critic

April 26, 2023

The Death of Socrates, by Jacques-Louis David, 1787 / Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York By Dr....

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Western Europe and Byzantium, c.500-1000 CE

Western Europe and Byzantium, c.500-1000 CE

February 8, 2018

Byzantine Constantinople (modern Istanbul), c.1000 CE / Wikimedia Commons By Dr. Andrew Reeves Assistant Professor of History...

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The Greek War of Independence: The Road to Marseilles

The Greek War of Independence: The Road to Marseilles

March 14, 2017

The State Hermitage Museum, Norfolk By William St. Clair / 05.10.2013 Senior Research Fellow, Institute of English...

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The U.S. System of Constitutional Government

The U.S. System of Constitutional Government

March 13, 2017

  By Dr. Timothy O. Lenz and Dr. Mirya Holman / 08.16.2013 Lenz: Professor of Political Science...

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The Greek War of Independence: Identity and Differing Causes

The Greek War of Independence: Identity and Differing Causes

March 13, 2017

Guerrier grec a cheval’, painting by Eugene Delacroix, 1856. currently on display in Lausanne. / Museum Alexandros...

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Cannabis Britannica: The Rise and Demise of a Victorian England Wonder-Drug

Cannabis Britannica: The Rise and Demise of a Victorian England Wonder-Drug

March 30, 2024

Lecture by Dr. James Mills at the Museum of London / 03.18.2013 Professor of Modern History, University...

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The History of Art in Judaism

The History of Art in Judaism

October 10, 2022

Judaism: An Introduction   By Dr. Jessica Hammerman (left) and Dr. Shaina Hammerman (right) / 08.08.2015 Jessica...

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Matters of Trust: Associations and Social Capital in Roman Egypt

Matters of Trust: Associations and Social Capital in Roman Egypt

May 20, 2025

By. Dr. Philip F. VenticinqueAssociate Professor of ClassicsCornell College CHS Research Bulletin 1:2 (2013) Introduction Concerns regarding...

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The Prehistory of the World to 8000 BCE

The Prehistory of the World to 8000 BCE

March 13, 2017

A “handprint” created by “placing the hand up against the wall and then blowing a mixture of...

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Architect Turns Old Cement Factory into Awe-Inspiring Work/Living Space

Architect Turns Old Cement Factory into Awe-Inspiring Work/Living Space

March 13, 2017

03.06.2017 Covered by climbing plants and surrounded by a garden of eucalyptus, palms, olive trees and cypresses, this...

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The Built Environment: Thomas Annan and Early Architectural Photography

The Built Environment: Thomas Annan and Early Architectural Photography

September 19, 2022

By Dr. Lionel Gossman / 05.28.2015 M. Taylore Pyne Professor of Romance Languages Princeton University Annan appears...

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Voltaire and the One-Liner

Voltaire and the One-Liner

March 12, 2017

Voltaire.. After a painting, by Bouchot No. 539 / Louvre Museum, Paris By Dr. Nicholas Cronk /...

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The Bayeux Tapestry

The Bayeux Tapestry

March 12, 2017

Viewing the Bayeux tapestry at the Bayeux Museum; Bayeux tapestry, c. 1070, embroidered wool on linen, 20...

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What’s in a Name? Linguistic Considerations in the Study of ‘Karian’ Religion

What’s in a Name? Linguistic Considerations in the Study of ‘Karian’ Religion

March 12, 2017

Karian rock tombs, near Marmaris, Turkey / Wikimedia Commons By Dr. Naomi Carless Unwin / 11.01.2016 Senior...

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The Roman World: Monarchy, Republic, Empire, and Collapse

The Roman World: Monarchy, Republic, Empire, and Collapse

January 16, 2018

The Favourites of the Emperor Honorius, by John William Waterhouse, 1883 / Art Gallery of South Australia,...

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