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The History of Empire: Exploitation And Resistance - Professor Richard J. Evans
This lecture looks at the impact of empire on the colonizers and the colonized.
Uploaded 06-03-12
In Europe, ideologies of imperialism emerged, increas…
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"Made in America": Christian Fundamentalism - Dr John A Dick
We are increasingly aware that fundamentalism is not a monolith. It has political, cultural, social and religious implications which at times are ex…
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What did eighteenth-century men want? - Professor Amanda Vickery
Such is the gloom that surrounds settling down today and the glamour that attaches to mature bachelor freedom, it is hard to imagine that there was a…
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Cicero In and On Political Crises - Melissa Lane
00:00 // Introduction: Meet Professor Melissa Lane
Uploaded 24-07-26
00:15 // Cicero's Dilemma: A Letter on Tyranny
03:07 // Who Was Cicero? Rise of a…
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Mysteries of the Dark Cosmos
Dark matter and dark energy together make up 95% of our Universe. Yet, very little is known about them.
Uploaded 11-06-26
This lecture will present th…
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BBC Radio in the 78 Era (1920-1948)
In 1920, Nellie Melba's singing was transmitted to Europe and Newfoundland via the wireless. In 1922 the BBC began broadcasting, and from the outset …
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Changing Money: Communities, Longer Term Finance and You - Ian Harris
In a world where technologies enable our communities to be at once local and global, the very essence of money is changing. We are living longer, yet…
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Empire: From Conquest to Control - Professor Richard J Evans FBA
From the 1880s through to the First World War, European empires slowly imposed their control on the territories that in many cases existed merely on …
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Continued Fractions - Professor John Barrow
What are continued fractions? How can they tell us what is the most irrational number? What are they good for and what unexpected properties do the…
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100 Years of Women in Law
A Gresham lecture that Delahunty gave in November 2017 was one of the first public identifications of the exodus of experienced women from the self-e…
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