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Literary
The Treasures of Wormsley Library
Hidden deep in a beautiful valley in the Chiltern Hills is a private Library filled with treasure. The estate is …
The Alpine Sublime
by Dr Lisa Beaven and Assoc. Prof. David Marshall For much of the early modern period, the Swiss-Italian Alps were …
Hereford Cathedral's Great Mappa Mundi
Created in 1300, Hereford Cathedral’s Mappa Mundi is Europe’s largest medieval map, placing Jerusalem at the centre of a richly imagined world.
Sir Richard Whittington: founder of the Guildhall Library, London
Sir Richard Whittington: founder of the Guildhall Library, London
Samuel Pepys and his Library
Samuel Pepys (1633 –1703) is best remembered for his diary, a gossipy account of the personalities and intrigues of London …
John Keats: Literary Blind Dates with Susannah Fullerton
Great Romantic poet, John Keats, died far too young. Watch this Youtube video to learn more of his brilliant life …
Samuel Pepys: Literary Blind Dates with Susannah Fullerton
Pepys’ Diary is one of the most famous diaries ever written, it is a literary masterpiece. In this Youtube video, …
Jane Austen: Literary Blind Dates with Susannah Fullerton
Susannah Fullerton introduces you to her favourite novelist, Jane Austen, in this Youtube video. Share her passion for the great …
Lectures
Fresco Painting in the Veneto
Some of Italy’s most celebrated paintings were created using the ancient technique of fresco, of which a significant number are located in the Veneto.
Caravaggio in Sicily
Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio is one of art history’s most fascinating personalities: a painter of genius and a man possessed of a violent, mercurial temperament.
Everywhere the Glint of Gold
After its long awaited opening, the Grand Egyptian Museum is now open and for the first time all the treasures from Pharaoh Tutankhamun’s tomb are on display together. In this lecture Lucia reveals many lesser-known but wonderful items.
From desert trails to ocean sails
The distinctive landscapes of Oman were shaped by the ancient trade routes that crossed them, conveying luxury goods such as spices, textiles and incense between Africa, Arabia and the wider world of the Indian Ocean.
Paintings in Stone
Between the 2nd and the 4th centuries CE, the mosaic workshops in the cities of the Roman Provinces of Africa (modern western Libya, Tunisia, Algeria and Morocco) excelled in the production of high quality coloured figurative and geometric pattern mosaics