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Decolonization: The End of Empire? - Professor Richard J. Evans
European empires, re-divided after the defeat of Germany in 1918, continued to expand after the First World War, reaching their greatest extent in th…
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Weighing the Universe
The cosmic microwave background is the luminous echo of the primordial explosion, the Big Bang — literally the oldest light in the Universe. Exquisit…
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Musical Openings
The hammerblow introduction to Beethoven's 'Eroica' Symphony and the iconic four-note opening motif of the 5th Symphony, the unresolved start of Wagn…
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Is Populism a Threat to Democracy?
THE 2020 ANNUAL PROVOST'S LECTURE
Uploaded 11-06-26
What is the history of populism? Has it ever been a force for good?
In this lecture, Sir Richard E…
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Contemporary Christian Art - The Rt Revd Lord Harries of Pentregarth
Contrary to much opinion, the current scene of faith-related art is very much alive. There are new commissions for churches and cathedrals, a number …
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Privateer and Mathematician: The Voyages of Edward Wright
THE 2019 BRITISH SOCIETY FOR THE HISTORY OF MATHEMATICS / GRESHAM COLLEGE ANNUAL LECTURE
Uploaded 10-06-26
The event will focus upon mathematical exped…
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Shapes of Free Fall
The shapes of the orbits of many planets and comets orbiting their mother-ship stars are well known to be circles or ellipses (an idea that was expla…
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Twenty-first Century Threats: Malaria - Professor Frank Cox DSc
In 1955, the World Health Organization announced an ambitious plan to eradicate malaria from the face of the earth. Now, nearly sixty years later, ma…
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A History of Hair
The 2014 scandal over Rachel Dolezal's lying about being of African-American heritage reignited debates about the politics of hair. It has been follo…
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Formal and Informal Empire in the 19th Century - Professor Richard Evans
From the end of the Napoleonic Wars to the 1880s, British industrial might and British command of the oceans underpinned the 'imperialism of free tra…
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