The Royal Historical Society Lecture
The annual Colin Matthew Memorial Lecture, which offers a contemporary view of the place of history and historical research in the world today. This event is co-hosted by Gresham College and the Royal Historical Society.
Past Lectures In This Series
Presenting Unwanted Histories: The project to establish the British Empire and Commonwealth Museum
Dr Gareth Griffiths
Wednesday, 3 November 2004 - 12:00AM
Travels in Time: History and identity in today's world
The Curse of the poke bonnet: Television's version of history
The Fabrication of Medieval History: Archaeology and artifice at the Office of Works
Wednesday, 31 October 2007 - 12:00AM
History, Science, Religion: Capturing The Public Imagination
Professor Allan Chapman
Wednesday, 12 November 2008 - 12:00AM
The Institutionalisation of the Arts in Early Victorian England
Charles Saumarez Smith
What did eighteenth-century men want?
Professor Amanda Vickery
Thursday, 11 November 2010 - 12:00AM
A Lark Arising: The Rural Past and Urban Histories, 1881 - 2011
Professor Alun Howkins
Wednesday, 16 November 2011 - 6:00PM
Why the Enlightenment still matters today
Professor Justin Champion
Wednesday, 7 November 2012 - 6:00PM
The Private Diary and Public History
Dr Joe Moran
Tuesday, 29 October 2013 - 6:00PM
Making History Online
Professor Tim Hitchcock
Free Speech and the Study of History
Timothy Garton Ash
Wednesday, 28 October 2015 - 6:00PM
Ten Cities that Built an Empire: Understanding British Imperialism Through the Urban Past
Tristram Hunt MP
Wednesday, 5 October 2016 - 6:00PM
How Natural is Natural? Historical Perspective on Wildlife and the Environment in England
Professor Tom Williamson
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