Lecture: History

11thMarch2026
Sarah Ogilvie

The Dictionary People: The unsung heroes who created the Oxford English Dictionary
Prof Sarah Ogilvie

28thJanuary2026
Murray Pittock

The Roots and Fruits of Scotland’s Global History
Prof Murray Pittock

8thJanuary2025

Snowball Earth – the Scottish Evidence
David Webster

27thNovember2024
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The British Constitution: the last ten years and the next fifty
Lord Sumption

2ndOctober2024
Richard Ovenden

Burning the Books: knowledge under attack from Ancient Assyria to the age of AI
Professor Richard Ovenden, University of Oxford

29thNovember2023
Adam Smith Lecture

From the pin factory to the iPhone – the complete history of capitalism – The Adam Smith Lecture
Sir John Kay

15thNovember2023

Free For All: Why the NHS is Worth saving
Dr Gavin Francis

4thOctober2023

The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs….and The Rise of the Mammals
Professor Steve Brusatte

31stMay2023

Why have the British never understood Ireland/Northern Ireland – The British Academy Lecture – Registration required
Professor Lord Paul Bew

1stMarch2023

The big end of town? Coming to terms with the City
Sir Philip Augar

1stFebruary2023

John Keats: Body and Soul
Lucasta Miller

18thJanuary2023

Robert Burns and 18th Century Thought
Professor Gerry Carruthers

28thSeptember2022

The Anarchy: The Relentless Rise of the East India Company
William Dalrymple

1stMarch2017

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Gordon Noble

Discovering the Picts: From Enemies of Rome to Powerful Kingdoms of Early Medieval Scotland
Prof Gordon Noble

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