What is Charles Dickens's creative genius and legacy? Dicken’s Public Readings: A Tale of Two Desks #GreshamLecture This illustrated lecture marks 150 years since Dickens’s death by reflecting on the nature of his creative genius and his legacy. It examines the theatrical performance of Dickens’s public readings in relation to his writing practices, and suggests how this gives us an insight into his creative processes as well as the close relationship he forged with his public – a relationship w
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The 2022 Royal Historical Society Colin Matthew Memorial Lecture Partition of British India: 75 Years On #GreshamLecture The partition of British India in 1947 was the world’s largest migration outside war and famine. It may feel like a distant historical event, but 75 years on its impact continues to resonate in India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and in Britain. Many of those who lived through that tumultuous time migrated to Britain. In this lecture, which considers the importance and power of oral h
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*The Annual Sir Thomas #GreshamLecture 2022* The “singularity theorems” of the 1960s demonstrated that large enough celestial bodies, or collections of such bodies, would, collapse gravitationally, to “singularities”, where the equations and assumptions of Einstein’s general relativity cannot be mathematically continued. Such singularities are expected to lie deep within what we now call black holes. Similar arguments (largely by Stephen Hawking) apply also to the “Big-Bang” picture of the origi
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What are the essential elements of financial planning for now and your future? How to Save and Invest #GreshamLecture This lecture will explore the essentials of financial planning. What are the different ways to save and invest, such as bank accounts, bonds, shares, and mutual funds, and how do they differ in returns and risk? What does owning bonds and shares give you, both in normal times and in bankruptcy? We’ll explore how both inflation and taxes erode investment returns – and how to inves
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SHOUT OUT: Teachers, lecturers, educators and students we have 130 new resources for you. The 2021-22 @GreshamCollege programme has landed. Yes, that means 130 free public lectures that you can watch online or in-person. From the sciences to the arts, humanities, business, law and more, sign up to the newsletter now for your new teaching and learning resources here: gres.hm/schools | Gresham College
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On the fifth day of Christmas, Gresham College gave to me... https://gres.hm/pilgrimages-holland One of our favourite lectures of 2023, Pilgrimages, Pandemics and the Past, by award-winning historian, biographer and broadcaster, Tom Holland. Enjoy! In partnership with The Royal Historical Society #history #pilgrimage #pandemic #religioushistory #medieval #twixtmas | Gresham College | Facebook
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How can we collate the evidence to learn more? Gods of Prehistoric B…
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What are the rules of linear perspective in art & design ? The …
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Check out the #trailer for Prof. Edith Hall's lecture 'Homer's Iliad via th…
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Did the Greeks Believe Their Laws Came from the Gods? #greekphilo…
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