20 May 2025 - Prof. Emma Griffin, Professor of British History, Queen Mary, University of London - Why was Britain first? Rethinking the history of the industrial revolution ...
Prof. Steven Gunn, Professor of Early Modern History, Merton College, University of Oxfor ...
21 April 2026 - Dr. Michael Talbot, Associate Professor in the History of the Ottoman Empire and Modern Middle East, University of Greenwich - From constitutionalism to catastrophe: The final decades of the Ottoman Empire. Dr Talbot will guide us through the dramatic final decades of the Ottoman Empire, from the late 19th century to its dissolution after World War ...
Dr. Gillian Lamb, Lecturer in Modern British History, King's College London ...
17 March 2026 - The Graham Searle Lecture - Dr. Jonathan Healey, Associate Professor in Social History, University of Oxford - The Blood in Winter. A Nation Descends 1642. Dr Healey will focus on the pivotal year of 1642, the outbreak of the English Civil War. This year saw the breakdown of relations between King Charles I and Parliament, leading ...
Prof. Natalia Nowakowska, Professor of European History, Somerville College, University of Oxford - The Jagiellonians (1377-1596): From Pagan Tribe to High Renaissance Dynasty ...
12 Feb 2026 (Thursday) - Prof. Jonathan Harris - Professor of the History of Byzantium, Royal Holloway, University of London - 1054 and the Schism between the Orthodox and Catholic Churches. Professor Harris, an expert on the Byzantine Empire, will shed light on one of the most significant events in Christian history: the Great Schism of 1054. This event marked ...
Prof. Robert Gildea, Professor of Modern History, Worcester College, University of Oxford ...
20 Jan 2026 - Prof. Nigel Saul, Emeritus Professor of Medieval History, Royal Holloway, University of London - The Hundred Years War, 1337-1453: History and Myth. Our branch President, Professor Nigel Saul will take us on a journey through the Hundred Years' War, the epic struggle between the English and French crowns. While often remembered for figures like Edward III, ...
Dr. Alana Harris, Reader in Modern British History, King's College London - Doing History in Public Places: Lessons from a Historic England Project on Europe’s Largest Psychiatric Cemetery, in Surrey ...
2 Dec 2025 - Prof. Michael Fulford, Professor of Archaeology, University of Reading - Silchester: recent research on the Iron Age Town and Roman City. Professor Fulford, a leading archaeologist and director of the Silchester Town Life Project, will provide an update on the latest discoveries from the Roman city of Calleva Atrebatum, located in modern-day Hampshire. This site, one ...
Dr. Emily Winkler, Lecturer in Medieval History, St Edmund Hall & Hertford College, University of Oxford ...
