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Chatsworth has undergone a renaissance under the leadership of first, the 11th, and now the 12th, Duke and Duchess of[…]

From Burns to Byron and from Jane Austen to the Brontes; this lecture will uncover the fascinating stories behind some[…]

Born Marie Godebska, Misia was brought up in Paris and Brussels and became a pupil of the concert pianist and[…]

This talk looks at female artists from the 19th and 20th centuries. We discuss the difficulties of becoming a successful[…]

Catherine de Medici, the only woman ever to rule France, married Henry, second son of King Francis I. This was[…]

Rosamund Bartlett was born in London. She holds a doctorate from Oxford, and spent fifteen years pursuing an academic career,[…]

How do you express national guilt and apology rather than pride and patriotism? How do you remember what you would[…]

Harry will be tracing the history of his profession with examples from early practitioners like Cruickshank and Hogarth, to more[…]

Love it or loathe it, you can’t fail to be impressed by London’s Tube. It was the world’s first underground[…]

Budapest was formed in 1873 by the unification of Buda and Pest, situated on either side of the River Danube.[…]