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THE HISTORY AND MEANING OF PORTRAITURE

9 May 17

HOW LONDON BECAME THE GREATEST CITY ON EARTH 6/6

1 Feb 17

HOW LONDON BECAME THE GREATEST CITY ON EARTH 5/6

18 Jan 17

THE ARTS OF CHRISTIANITY 2/10 Lectures may be taken individually

17 Jan 17

THE ARTS OF CHRISTIANITY 1/10 Lectures may be taken individually

10 Jan 17

HOW LONDON BECAME THE GREATEST CITY ON EARTH 4/6

7 Dec 16

The Iconography of Mythology & Symbolism in Art: Secrets of the Old Masters Revealed 10/10 Lectures

6 Dec 16

The Iconography of Mythology & Symbolism in Art: Secrets of the Old Masters Revealed 9/10 Lectures m

29 Nov 16

THE JAZZ AGE 5/5 Lectures may be taken individually

24 Nov 16

HOW LONDON BECAME THE GREATEST CITY ON EARTH 3/6

23 Nov 16

The Iconography of Mythology & Symbolism in Art: Secrets of the Old Masters Revealed 8/10 Lectures m

22 Nov 16

THE JAZZ AGE 4/5 Lectures may be taken individually

17 Nov 16

The Iconography of Mythology & Symbolism in Art: Secrets of the Old Masters Revealed 7/10 Lectures m

15 Nov 16

THE JAZZ AGE 3/5 Lectures may be taken individually

10 Nov 16

HOW LONDON BECAME THE GREATEST CITY ON EARTH 2/6

9 Nov 16

The Iconography of Mythology & Symbolism in Art: Secrets of the Old Masters Revealed 6/10 Lectures m

8 Nov 16

THE JAZZ AGE 2/5 Lectures may be taken individually

3 Nov 16

The Iconography of Mythology & Symbolism in Art: Secrets of the Old Masters Revealed 5/10 Lectures m

1 Nov 16

THE JAZZ AGE 1/5 Lectures may be taken individually

27 Oct 16

HOW LONDON BECAME THE GREATEST CITY ON EARTH 1/6

26 Oct 16

The Iconography of Mythology & Symbolism in Art: Secrets of the Old Masters Revealed 4/10 Lectures m

25 Oct 16

OUT OF DARKNESS 5/5 Lectures may be taken individually

20 Oct 16

The English Country House in English Literature 5/5 Lectures may be taken individually

19 Oct 16

OUT OF DARKNESS 4/5 Lectures may be taken individually

13 Oct 16

The English Country House in English Literature 4/5 Lectures may be taken individually

12 Oct 16

The Iconography of Mythology & Symbolism in Art: Secrets of the Old Masters Revealed 3/10 Lectures

11 Oct 16

OUT OF DARKNESS 3/5 Lectures may be taken individually

6 Oct 16

The English Country House in English Literature 3/5 Lectures may be taken individually

5 Oct 16

The Iconography of Mythology & Symbolism in Art: Secrets of the Old Masters Revealed 2/10 Lectures m

4 Oct 16

OUT OF DARKNESS 2/5 Lectures may be taken individually

29 Sep 16

The English Country House in English Literature 2/5 Lectures may be taken individually

28 Sep 16

The Iconography of Mythology & Symbolism in Art: Secrets of the Old Masters Revealed 1/10 Lectures m

27 Sep 16

OUT OF DARKNESS 1/5 Lectures may be taken individually

22 Sep 16

The English Country House in English Literature 1/5 Lectures may be taken individually

21 Sep 16

How Homer Became Great Art – The Iliad

22 Jun 16

The Magnificent Age: Art, Life and Baroque

21 Jun 16

How Homer Became Great Art – The Iliad

15 Jun 16

The Magnificent Age: Art, Life and Baroque

14 Jun 16

How Homer Became Great Art – The Iliad

8 Jun 16

The Magnificent Age: Art, Life and Baroque

7 Jun 16

How Homer Became Great Art – The Iliad

1 Jun 16

The Magnificent Age: Art, Life and Baroque

31 May 16

How Homer Became Great Art – The Iliad

25 May 16

The Magnificent Age: Art, Life and Baroque

24 May 16

How Homer Became Great Art – The Iliad

18 May 16

The Magnificent Age: Art, Life and Baroque

17 May 16

How Homer Became Great Art – The Iliad

11 May 16

The Magnificent Age: Art, Life and Baroque

10 May 16

How Homer Became Great Art – The Iliad

4 May 16

The Magnificent Age: Art, Life and Baroque

3 May 16

How Homer Became Great Art – The Iliad

27 Apr 16

The Magnificent Age: Art, Life and Baroque

26 Apr 16

How Homer Became Great Art – The Iliad

20 Apr 16

The Magnificent Age: Art, Life and Baroque

19 Apr 16

The Magnificence of the Spanish Baroque and its Legacy, Madrid

5 Apr 16

The Silk Road Then and Now: Past and Present Culture

17 Mar 16

The London Course: Exploring Growing Village Suburbs

16 Mar 16

The Magnificent Age: Art, Life and Baroque

15 Mar 16

The Silk Road Then and Now: Past and Present Culture

10 Mar 16

The London Course: Exploring Growing Village Suburbs

9 Mar 16

The Magnificent Age: Art, Life and Baroque

8 Mar 16

The Silk Road Then and Now: Past and Present Culture

3 Mar 16

The London Course: Exploring Growing Village Suburbs

2 Mar 16

The Magnificent Age: Art, Life and Baroque

1 Mar 16

The Silk Road Then and Now: Past and Present Culture

25 Feb 16

The London Course: Exploring Growing Village Suburbs

24 Feb 16

The Magnificent Age: Art, Life and Baroque

23 Feb 16

The Silk Road Then and Now: Past and Present Culture

18 Feb 16

The London Course: Exploring Growing Village Suburbs

17 Feb 16

The Magnificent Age: Art, Life and Baroque

16 Feb 16

An Introduction to Opera

11 Feb 16

Europe of the Empires: The Arts of the Nineteenth Century

10 Feb 16

The London Course: Exploring Growing Village Suburbs

10 Feb 16

The Magnificent Age: Art, Life and Baroque

9 Feb 16

An Introduction to Opera

4 Feb 16

Europe of the Empires: The Arts of the Nineteenth Century

3 Feb 16

The Magnificent Age: Art, Life and Baroque

2 Feb 16

An Introduction to Opera

28 Jan 16

Europe of the Empires: The Arts of the Nineteenth Century

27 Jan 16

The Magnificent Age: Art, Life and Baroque

26 Jan 16

An Introduction to Opera

21 Jan 16

Europe of the Empires: The Arts of the Nineteenth Century

20 Jan 16

The Magnificent Age: Art, Life and Baroque

19 Jan 16

An Introduction to Opera

14 Jan 16

Europe of the Empires: The Arts of the Nineteenth Century

13 Jan 16

The Magnificent Age: Art, Life and Baroque

12 Jan 16

The London Course: Exploring Growing Village Suburbs

9 Dec 15

Italian Renaissance Drawing: Design, Form and Function

3 Dec 15

The London Course: Exploring Growing Village Suburbs

2 Dec 15

Italian Renaissance Drawing: Design, Form and Function

26 Nov 15

Italian Renaissance Drawing: Design, Form and Function

26 Nov 15

The London Course: Exploring Growing Village Suburbs

25 Nov 15

The Magnificent Age: Art, Life and Baroque

24 Nov 15

Italian Renaissance Drawing: Design, Form and Function

19 Nov 15

The London Course: Exploring Growing Village Suburbs

18 Nov 15

The Magnificent Age: Art, Life and Baroque

17 Nov 15

Italian Renaissance Drawing: Design, Form and Function

12 Nov 15

The London Course: Exploring Growing Village Suburbs

11 Nov 15

The Magnificent Age: Art, Life and Baroque

10 Nov 15

Italian Renaissance Drawing: Design, Form and Function

5 Nov 15

The London Course: Exploring Growing Village Suburbs

4 Nov 15

The Magnificent Age: Art, Life and Baroque

3 Nov 15

Italian Renaissance Drawing: Design, Form and Function

29 Oct 15

The Magnificent Age: Art, Life and Baroque

27 Oct 15

Italian Renaissance Drawing: Design, Form and Function

22 Oct 15

Europe of the Empires: The Arts of the Nineteenth Century

21 Oct 15

The Magnificent Age: Art, Life and Baroque

20 Oct 15

Europe of the Empires: The Arts of the Nineteenth Century

14 Oct 15

The Magnificent Age: Art, Life and Baroque

13 Oct 15

Italian Renaissance Drawing: Design, Form and Function

8 Oct 15

Europe of the Empires: The Arts of the Nineteenth Century

7 Oct 15

The Magnificent Age: Art, Life and Baroque

6 Oct 15

Italian Renaissance Drawing: Design, Form and Function

1 Oct 15

Europe of the Empires: The Arts of the Nineteenth Century

30 Sep 15

The Magnificent Age: Art, Life and Baroque

29 Sep 15

Europe of the Empires: The Arts of the Nineteenth Century

23 Sep 15

The Magnificent Age: Art, Life and Baroque

22 Sep 15

Picturing Dante/Vision's Pinnacle (Paradiso Cantos 23–33)

24 Jun 15

Treasures of the Court / Nicholas II & Empress Alexandra Fedorovna of Russia ​(r. 1894–1917)

23 Jun 15

Picturing Dante/Ever More Wonderful Shapes Before His Very Eyes (Paradiso Cantos 14–22)

17 Jun 15

Treasures of the Court / Naser al-Din Shah (r.1848–1896) & Mozafer al-Din Shah (r.1897–1907) of Ir

16 Jun 15

Picturing Dante/In Heaven with Beatrice – Mercury, Venus, the Sun (Paradiso Cantos 4–13)

10 Jun 15

Treasures of the Court / Queen Victoria and Prince Albert of Great Britain 2 (r. 1837–1901)

9 Jun 15

Picturing Dante/Through the Wall Purgatorio Cantos 27–33, Paradiso 1–3 Canto

3 Jun 15

Treasures of the Court / Queen Victoria and Prince Albert of Great Britain 1 (r. 1837–1901)

2 Jun 15

Treasures of the Court / King Christian VIII of Denmark (transition from monarchy to state) (r. 1839

26 May 15

Picturing Dante/Graphic Accounts of Life on the Mountain (Purgatorio Cantos 17–26

20 May 15

Treasures of the Court / Ludwig I, King of Bavaria (r. 1825–1848) and his grandson Ludwig II

19 May 15

Picturing Dante/Above the Southern Ocean ​(Purgatorio Cantos 7–16)

13 May 15

Treasures of the Court / George IV of Great Britain (r. 1820–1830)

12 May 15

Picturing Dante/Per Ardua Ad Astra ​(Inferno Cantos 31–34, Purgatorio Cantos 1–6

6 May 15

Treasures of the Court / Prince Nikolai Borisovich Yusupov of Russia (b. 1750–d. 1831)

5 May 15

Picturing Dante/Imaginable Peril ​(Inferno Cantos 21–30)

29 Apr 15

Treasures of the Court / Louis XVI of France (r. 1774–92) and Marie-Antoinette

28 Apr 15

Picturing Dante/Pacing the Nightmare Beautifully ​(Inferno Cantos 11–20

22 Apr 15

Treasures of the Court / Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor (r. 1765–1790)

21 Apr 15

Picturing Dante/On Not Abandoning All Hope (Inferno Cantos 1–10)

15 Apr 15

The London Course – The Evolution of a Great City / Regents Park (walk)

18 Mar 15

The English Renaissance: England Under The Tudors / What Did The Tudors Do For Us?

18 Mar 15

Treasures of the Court / Catherine the Great of Russia (r. 1762–1796)

17 Mar 15

The London Course – The Evolution of a Great City / The London Blitz and its Aftermath (lecture)

11 Mar 15

Treasures of the Court / George III and Queen Charlotte of Great Britain (r. 1760–1820)

10 Mar 15

The London Course – The Evolution of a Great City / The New First City of the World: (lecture)

4 Mar 15

Treasures of the Court / Madame de Pompadour (1745–64)

3 Mar 15

The London Course – The Evolution of a Great City / Covent Garden and Trafalgar Square (walk)

25 Feb 15

The English Renaissance: England Under The Tudors / Conflict and Costume

25 Feb 15

Treasures of the Court / Frederick the Great of Prussia (r. 1740–1786)

24 Feb 15

The London Course – The Evolution of a Great City / The River and the London Docks (lecture)

18 Feb 15

Treasures of the Court / Louis XV of France (r. 1715–74)

17 Feb 15

Images of War: World War I – Looking Back to the Renaissance / Guided Walk

12 Feb 15

The London Course – The Evolution of a Great City / Regency London (lecture)

11 Feb 15

Treasures of the Court / Augustus II of Saxony and Poland (r. 1694–1733)

10 Feb 15

Images of War: World War I-Looking Back to the Renaissance/Iconography St George & Dragon

5 Feb 15

An Introduction to British Architectural History / ​Historicist Britain

4 Feb 15

Treasures of the Court / Peter I (the Great) of Russia (r. 1689–1725)

3 Feb 15

Images of War: World War I – Looking Back to the Renaissance / ​Visit to Imperial War Museum

29 Jan 15

An Introduction to British Architectural History / ​Neo-Classical Britain

28 Jan 15

Treasures of the Court / Hatice Turhan Sultan, Ottoman Empire (r. 1653–1683)

27 Jan 15

Images of War: World War I – Looking Back to the Renaissance / Soldiers of Misfortune and Paul Nash

22 Jan 15

An Introduction to British Architectural History / ​Anglo-Palladian

21 Jan 15

Treasures of the Court / Louis XIV of France (r. 1643–1715)

20 Jan 15

Images of War: World War I – Looking Back to the Renaissance / Soldiers of Fortune and Paolo Uccello

15 Jan 15

An Introduction to British Architectural History / English Baroque

14 Jan 15

Treasures of the Court / Charles I of England (r. 1625–1649)

13 Jan 15

The Golden Age of Venetian Painting 1475–1576 / ​All-day visit to the National Gallery

4 Dec 14

The London Course – The Evolution of a Great City / Artistic Conflict

3 Dec 14

The Golden Age of Venetian Painting 1475–1576 / Tintoretto and Veronese

27 Nov 14

The English Renaissance: England Under The Tudors / Elizabethan Architecture

26 Nov 14

The London Course – The Evolution of a Great City / Traversing the City (Walk)

26 Nov 14

Treasures of the Court / Emperors Go-Yōzei (r. 1586–1611) & Go-Mizunoo (r. 1611–1629) & ​

25 Nov 14

The Golden Age of Venetian Painting 1475–1576 / Titian's Mythologies

20 Nov 14

The London Course – The Evolution of a Great City / An Extraordinary Visual Record (lecture)

19 Nov 14

Treasures of the Court / Philip IV of Spain (r. 1621–1665)

18 Nov 14

The Golden Age of Venetian Painting 1475–1576 / The Rise of Titian

13 Nov 14

The London Course – The Evolution of a Great City / The Great Medieval Landmarks (lecture)

12 Nov 14

Treasures of the Courts / Jahangir, Mughal Empire (r. 1605–27)

11 Nov 14

The English Renaissance: England Under The Tudors / The Model of the Queen – Elizabethan Portraiture

5 Nov 14

Treasures of the Court / Marie de Medicis, Queen and Regent of France (1600–1610, 1610–1617)

4 Nov 14

The Golden Age of Venetian Painting 1475–1576 / ​Giorgione and the collectors

30 Oct 14

The London Course – The Evolution of a Great City (lecture)

29 Oct 14

Treasures of the Court / Rudolf II Habsburg, King of Hungary and Bohemia, Holy Roman ​Emperor

28 Oct 14

The Golden Age of Venetian Painting 1475–1576 / ​The Portrait

23 Oct 14

The London Course – The Evolution of a Great City:The London of the Romans (lecture)

22 Oct 14

Treasures of the Court / Philip II of Spain (r. 1556–98)

21 Oct 14

The Golden Age of Venetian Painting 1475–1576 / ​Narrative Paintings for The Scuole

16 Oct 14

The English Renaissance: England Under The Tudors / Division and Destruction

15 Oct 14

Treasures of the Court / Pope Julius II and the Papal Court (r. 1503–13)s / IJahangir, Mughal Empire

14 Oct 14

The English Renaissance: England Under The Tudors / The Face of the King – Horenbout and Holbein

8 Oct 14

Treasures of the Courts / Isabella d'Este (1474–1539) & Francesco II Gonzaga of Manuta ​(r. 14

7 Oct 14

The Golden Age of Venetian Painting 1475–1576 / ​The Altarpiece from Giovanni Bellini to Titia

2 Oct 14

The English Renaissance: England Under The Tudors / A Renaissance Man

1 Oct 14

Treasures of the Courts / Sigmund and Albrecht IV of Bavaria-Munich (1460–1508)

30 Sep 14

The Golden Age of Venetian Painting 1475–1576 / Introduction

25 Sep 14

The English Renaissance: England Under The Tudors / The Inherited Throne

24 Sep 14

Treasures of the Courts / Overview: The Role of Patronage and Collections

23 Sep 14

THE LIFE AND TIMES OF GEOFFREY CHAUCER/A STOP ON THE ROAD TO CANTERBURY

25 Jun 14

ART AND REVOLUTION/ART AND POLITICS : THE ARAB SPRING

24 Jun 14

THE LIFE AND TIMES OF GEOFFREY CHAUCER/THE ARCHAEOLOGY OF MEDIEVAL LONDON

18 Jun 14

ART AND REVOLUTION/ART AND POLITICS : THE DIGITAL REVOLUTION

17 Jun 14

THE LIFE AND TIMES OF GEOFFREY CHAUCER/THE THREE LONDON MONASTERIES

11 Jun 14

THE GOLDEN AGE OF DUTCH ART / VERMEER

11 Jun 14

ART AND REVOLUTION/ART AND POLITICS : THE REVOLUTIONS OF THE 1960s and BEYOND

10 Jun 14

THE LIFE AND TIMES OF GEOFFREY CHAUCER/PILGRIMAGES, THE CHURCH AND MONASTERIES IN LONDON

4 Jun 14

ART AND REVOLUTION/ART AND POLITICS : CHINA’S REVOLUTION

3 Jun 14

THE GOLDEN AGE OF DUTCH ART / JAN STEEN

28 May 14

ART AND REVOLUTION/ART AND POLITICS : THE SPANISH CIVIL WAR

27 May 14

THE GOLDEN AGE OF DUTCH ART / TULIPMANIA

21 May 14

ART AND REVOLUTION/ART AND POLITICS : THE RUSSIAN REVOLUTION

20 May 14

THE GOLDEN AGE OF DUTCH ART / REMBRANDT’S PUPILS

14 May 14

THE LIFE AND TIMES OF GEOFFREY CHAUCER/MEDIEVAL WESTMINSTER

14 May 14

ART AND REVOLUTION/ART AND POLITICS : THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION

13 May 14

THE LIFE AND TIMES OF GEOFFREY CHAUCER/THE CANTERBURY TALES AND THEIR PEOPLE

7 May 14

ART AND REVOLUTION/ART AND POLITICS : THE FRENCH REVOLUTION

6 May 14

THE LIFE AND TIMES OF GEOFFREY CHAUCER/THE MEDIEVAL CITY WALL

30 Apr 14

THE GOLDEN AGE OF DUTCH ART / GENRE PAINTING

30 Apr 14

ART AND REVOLUTION/ART AND POLITICS : THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION

29 Apr 14

THE LIFE AND TIMES OF GEOFFREY CHAUCER/THE SCENE FOR CHAUCER’S LIFE

23 Apr 14

ART AND REVOLUTION/ART AND POLITICS : AN OVERVIEW

22 Apr 14

JAPANESE TEA CULTURE AND SOCIAL ETIQUETTE

20 Mar 14

THE GOLDEN AGE OF DUTCH ART / FRANS HALS

19 Mar 14

THE LONDON OF WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE/SHAKESPEARE’S RIVER: FROM THE TOWER TO THE TEMPLE

19 Mar 14

HOW HOMER BECAME GREAT ART – THE ODYSSEY/DEATH TO SUITORS, LIFE & LOVE (BOOKS 22-24)

18 Mar 14

JAPANESE TEA HOUSES, GARDENS AND SYMBOLIC SPACE

13 Mar 14

THE LONDON OF WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE/POETRY, LANGUAGE, GENIUS AND LEGACY

12 Mar 14

HOW HOMER BECAME GREAT ART – THE ODYSSEY/UNRECOGNISED BY PENELOPE, HE TAKES COMMAND (BOOKS 19-21)

11 Mar 14

JAPANESE ARCHITECTURE, GARDENS AND TEA CULTURE

6 Mar 14

THE GOLDEN AGE OF DUTCH ART / REMBRANDT VAN RIJN’S GROUP PORTRAITS

5 Mar 14

HOW HOMER BECAME GREAT ART – THE ODYSSEY/THE FIRST REUNIONS AND A STRATEGY OF REVENGE (BOOKS 16-18)

4 Mar 14

THE LONDON OF WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE/THE NEW GLOBE THEATRE

26 Feb 14

HOW HOMER BECAME GREAT ART – THE ODYSSEY/ODYSSEUS COMES HOME, INCOGNITO (BOOKS 13-15)

25 Feb 14

THE LONDON OF WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE/THE ARCHAEOLOGY OF SHAKESPEAREAN THEATRES

19 Feb 14

HOW HOMER BECAME GREAT ART – THE ODYSSEY/THE SIRENS, SCYLLA & CHARYBDIS (BOOK12)

18 Feb 14

THE GOLDEN AGE OF DUTCH ART / REMBRANDT VAN RIJN’S CAREER, BIBLICAL WORKS AND SELF PORTRAIT

12 Feb 14

THE LONDON OF WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE/NATIONAL PORTRAIT GALLERY

12 Feb 14

HOW HOMER BECAME GREAT ART – THE ODYSSEY/CIRCE’S MAGIC & THE LAND OF THE DEAD (BOOKS 8 & 7)

11 Feb 14

THE GOLDEN AGE OF DUTCH ART / THE DUTCH CARAVAGGISTI

6 Feb 14

HOW HOMER BECAME GREAT ART – THE ODYSSEY/ODYSSEUS, THE GAMES & THE LOTUS-EATERS (BOOKS 8 & 7)

4 Feb 14

THE LONDON OF WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE/THEATRE PERFORMANCES, PRODUCTIONS AND AUDIENCES

29 Jan 14

HOW HOMER BECAME GREAT ART – THE ODYSSEY / PLAYING WITH NAUSICAA (BOOKS 6 & 7)

28 Jan 14

THE LONDON OF WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE/BANKSIDE FROM BLACKFRIARS BRIDGE TO TOWER BRIDGE

22 Jan 14

THE GOLDEN AGE OF DUTCH ART / MAKING HISTORY

22 Jan 14

HOW HOMER BECAME GREAT ART – THE ODYSSEY/THE OLD MAN OF THE SEA, CALYPSO, SHIPWRECK (BOOKS 4 & 5)

21 Jan 14

THE LONDON OF WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE/ELIZABETHAN AND JACOBEAN TIMES

15 Jan 14

HOW HOMER BECAME GREAT ART – THE ODYSSEY / THE HUNT BEGINS (BOOKS 1-3)

14 Jan 14

THE ART OF THE TABLE: FEASTS AND FANTASY / LET THEM EAT CAKE!

28 Nov 13

THE LONDON COURSE /SAMUEL PEPYS – THE MUSEUM OF LONDON

27 Nov 13

THE GOLDEN AGE OF DUTCH ART / STILL LIFE

27 Nov 13

DURER AND RENAISSANCE VENICE / LANDSCAPE NORTH AND SOUTH OF THE ALPS

26 Nov 13

THE ART OF THE TABLE: FEASTS AND FANTASY / MYTH AND RELIGTION

21 Nov 13

THE LONDON COURSE /SAMUEL PEPYS – JOY AND REMORSE: PEPYS’ MARRIAGE AND DOMESTIC LIFE

20 Nov 13

DURER AND RENAISSANCE VENICE / PORTRAITS: VENICE AND THE NORTHERN TRADITION

19 Nov 13

THE ART OF THE TABLE: FEASTS AND FANTASY / ABOVE THE SALT

14 Nov 13

THE GOLDEN AGE OF DUTCH ART / THE MENAGERIE

13 Nov 13

THE LONDON COURSE /SAMUEL PEPYS – TRACING THE GREAT FIRE

13 Nov 13

DURER AND RENAISSANCE VENICE / LUCAS CRANACH AND THE RENAISSANCE COURT OF SAXONY

12 Nov 13

THE LONDON COURSE /SAMUEL PEPYS – THE GREAT FIRE OF 1666

6 Nov 13

DURER AND RENAISSANCE VENICE / GRUNEWALD AND GERMAN MYSTICISM

5 Nov 13

HOW WE LIVED THEN: LIFE AND LOVE IN LATE MEDIEVAL ART / DEATH

31 Oct 13

THE LONDON COURSE /SAMUEL PEPYS – GUY’S THEATRE, GUY’S HOSPITAL AND SOUTHWARK

30 Oct 13

DURER AND RENAISSANCE VENICE / THE SPREAD OF THE VENETIAN RENAISSANCE

29 Oct 13

HOW WE LIVED THEN: LIFE AND LOVE IN LATE MEDIEVAL ART / SOCIAL STEREOTYPES

24 Oct 13

THE GOLDEN AGE OF DUTCH ART / THE LANDSCAPE ARTISTS 2

23 Oct 13

DURER AND RENAISSANCE VENICE / GOTHIC AND RENAISSANCE IN GERMAN SCULPTURE

22 Oct 13

THE LONDON COURSE /SAMUEL PEPYS – THE PLAGUE OF 1665 AND MEDICAL KNOWLEDGE OF THE TIME

16 Oct 13

DURER AND RENAISSANCE VENICE / DURER’S STAY IN VENICE

15 Oct 13

HOW WE LIVED THEN: LIFE AND LOVE IN LATE MEDIEVAL ART / WORK

10 Oct 13

HOW WE LIVED THEN: LIFE AND LOVE IN LATE MEDIEVAL ART / THE HOME

10 Oct 13

THE LONDON COURSE /SAMUEL PEPYS – THE BANQUETING HOUSE AND ST JAMES’ PARK

9 Oct 13

THE GOLDEN AGE OF DUTCH ART / THE LANDSCAPE ARTISTS 1

9 Oct 13

DURER AND RENAISSANCE VENICE / PAINTING IN RENAISSANCE VENICE

8 Oct 13

HOW WE LIVED THEN: LIFE AND LOVE IN LATE MEDIEVAL ART / MOTHERHOOD

3 Oct 13

THE LONDON COURSE /SAMUEL PEPYS DIARY AND THE LIFE AND TIMES OF RESTORATION LONDON

2 Oct 13

DURER AND RENAISSANCE VENICE / DURER AND THE ITALIAN RENAISSANCE

1 Oct 13

THE GOLDEN AGE OF DUTCH ART / THE DUTCH GOLDEN AGE

25 Sep 13

DURER AND RENAISSANCE VENICE / CONNECTIONS BETWEEN GERMANY AND VENICE

24 Sep 13

OUT AND ABOUT IN LONDON’S SUMMER / VERULAMIUM

26 Jun 13

OUT AND ABOUT IN LONDON’S SUMMER / THE ROMAN PRESENCE IN LONDON AND ITS REGION

19 Jun 13

OUT AND ABOUT IN LONDON’S SUMMER/DEATH & BURIAL:2000 YEARS OF MOURNING

12 Jun 13

OUT AND ABOUT IN LONDON’S SUMMER / KENSAL GREEN CEMETERY

12 Jun 13

WHO’S AFRAID OF CONTEMPORARY ART? ART NOW

5 Jun 13

OUT AND ABOUT IN LONDON’S SUMMER / THE WIMBLEDON LAWN TENNIS MUSEUM

29 May 13

WHO’S AFRAID OF CONTEMPORARY ART? THE DREAM THAT KICKS

22 May 13

OUT AND ABOUT IN LONDON’S SUMMER / THE HISTORY OF LONDON’S SPORTING ACTIVITIES

22 May 13

OUT AND ABOUT IN LONDON’S SUMMER / THE JEWISH MUSEUM

15 May 13

WHO’S AFRAID OF CONTEMPORARY ART? RECESSIONAL AESTHETICS

8 May 13

WHO’S AFRAID OF CONTEMPORARY ART? SHARK INFESTED WATERS

1 May 13

OUT AND ABOUT IN LONDON’S SUMMER / AN OPEN HOUSE FOR ALL COMERS: IMMIGRATION TO LONDON FROM ROMAN TI

1 May 13

WHO’S AFRAID OF CONTEMPORARY ART? A NEW SPIRIT IN PAINTING

24 Apr 13

LONDON IN THE 18TH CENTURY / SPITALFIELDS

20 Mar 13

DRAMATIC ENCOUNTERS / IN THE PRESENCE OF THE MONARCH

19 Mar 13

LONDON IN THE 18TH CENTURY / THEATRE, OPERA, MUSIC AND LITERATURE

13 Mar 13

DRAMATIC ENCOUNTERS / EYE TO EYE WITH CAIAPHAS

12 Mar 13

LONDON IN THE 18TH CENTURY / HANDEL HOUSE AND BROOK STREET

6 Mar 13

WHO’S AFRAID OF CONTEMPORARY ART? STILL AND CHEW

6 Mar 13

DRAMATIC ENCOUNTERS / RIDDLES AND WONDERS

3 Mar 13

COURTS AND MONARCHS: DYNASTIC COURTS IN EUROPE AND THE MIDDLE EAST

28 Feb 13

LONDON IN THE 18TH CENTURY / PLEASURE GARDENS, SPAS AND WATERING PLACES

27 Feb 13

DRAMATIC ENCOUNTERS / MYTHICAL WORLDS

26 Feb 13

WHO’S AFRAID OF CONTEMPORARY ART? A QUESTION OF SITE

20 Feb 13

DRAMATIC ENCOUNTERS / CONFRONTATIONS IN GETHSEMANE

19 Feb 13

WHO’S AFRAID OF CONTEMPORARY ART? BODIES THAT MATTER

13 Feb 13

LONDON IN THE 18TH CENTURY / WESLEY HOUSE AND MUSEUM AND BUNHILL FIELDS

13 Feb 13

DRAMATIC ENCOUNTERS / FACING UP TO THE SEA

12 Feb 13

LONDON IN THE 18TH CENTURY / VIRTUE, VICE, CRIME AND PUNISHMENT

6 Feb 13

DRAMATIC ENCOUNTERS / PEOPLE CHANGING SHAPE 2 - BEFORE OVID AND SINCE

5 Feb 13

WHO’S AFRAID OF CONTEMPORARY ART? WHITE CHESS

30 Jan 13

LONDON IN THE 18TH CENTURY / ST BARTHOLOMEW’S HOSPITAL MUSEUM

30 Jan 13

DRAMATIC ENCOUNTERS / PEOPLE CHANGING SHAPE 1 – OVID’S METAMORPHOSES

29 Jan 13

LONDON IN THE 18TH CENTURY / HEALTH AND DISEASE: HOSPITALS AND MEDICINE

23 Jan 13

DRAMATIC ENCOUNTERS / THE MAGI AND THE CHRIST CHILD

22 Jan 13

COURTS AND MONARCHS: DYNASTIC COURTS IN EUROPE AND THE MIDDLE EAST

17 Jan 13

WHO’S AFRAID OF CONTEMPORARY ART? LESS IS A BORE

16 Jan 13

DRAMATIC ENCOUNTERS / THE ANGEL GABRIEL AND THE VIRGIN MARY

15 Jan 13

COURTS AND MONARCHS: DYNASTIC COURTS IN EUROPE AND THE MIDDLE EAST / SPLENDOURS & CATASTROPHES OF TH

29 Nov 12

WHO’S AFRAID OF CONTEMPORARY ART? A PILE OF OLD BRICKS

28 Nov 12

THE LONDON COURSE: LONDON IN THE 18TH CENTURY / THE GEORGIAN PERIOD AT THE VICTORIA AND ALBERT MUSEU

28 Nov 12

RENAISSANCE ART AT THE CROSSROADS: ITALY AND THE NETHERLANDS / NEW DIRECTIONS: RUBENS & THE NORTHERN

27 Nov 12

THE LONDON COURSE: LONDON IN THE 18TH CENTURY / YOUNG MAN ABOUT TOWN: BOSWELL’S LONDON JOURNAL

26 Nov 12

THE LONDON COURSE: LONDON IN THE 18TH CENTURY / THE CRAFTSMANSHIP OF GEORGIAN LONDON

21 Nov 12

RENAISSANCE ART AT THE CROSSROADS: ITALY AND THE NETHERLANDS / ANTWERP MANNERISM AND THE LURE OF ITA

20 Nov 12

THE GARDEN OF EARTHLY DELIGHTS: MEDIEVAL GARDENS AND THEIR MEANINGS / PARADISE REGAINED

15 Nov 12

THE LONDON COURSE: LONDON IN THE 18TH CENTURY / MAYFAIR AND THE NEW 18TH CENTURY SETTLEMENT

14 Nov 12

RENAISSANCE ART AT THE CROSSROADS: ITALY AND THE NETHERLANDS / LANDSCAPE

13 Nov 12

THE GARDEN OF EARTHLY DELIGHTS: MEDIEVAL GARDENS AND THEIR MEANINGS / CONSPICUOUS CONSUMPTION

8 Nov 12

THE LONDON COURSE: LONDON IN THE 18TH CENTURY / GO WEST: THE COMING OF THE SQUARES

7 Nov 12

WHO’S AFRAID OF CONTEMPORARY ART? VENUS IN RAGS

7 Nov 12

RENAISSANCE ART AT THE CROSSROADS: ITALY AND THE NETHERLANDS / PORTRAITURE

6 Nov 12

COURTS AND MONARCHS: DYNASTIC COURTS IN EUROPE AND THE MIDDLE EAST / GRAND TOURISTS I N THE EAST: FR

1 Nov 12

WHO’S AFRAID OF CONTEMPORARY ART? THE ONLY BLONDE IN THE WORLD

31 Oct 12

RENAISSANCE ART AT THE CROSSROADS: ITALY AND THE NETHERLANDS / VENICE AND NORTHERN ITALY

30 Oct 12

THE GARDEN OF EARTHLY DELIGHTS: MEDIEVAL GARDENS AND THEIR MEANINGS / COME INTO THE GARDEN, MAUD

25 Oct 12

THE LONDON COURSE: LONDON IN THE 18TH CENTURY / WHITEHALL AND ST JAMES’ PARK

24 Oct 12

RENAISSANCE ART AT THE CROSSROADS: ITALY AND THE NETHERLANDS / THE MEDICI AND FLORENCE

23 Oct 12

THE GARDEN OF EARTHLY DELIGHTS: MEDIEVAL GARDENS AND THEIR MEANINGS / THE PHYSIC GARDEN

18 Oct 12

WHO’S AFRAID OF CONTEMPORARY ART? STATES OF FLUX

17 Oct 12

THE LONDON COURSE: LONDON IN THE 18TH CENTURY / STABILITY & SPECULATION:HIGHS AND LOWS OF CIT

17 Oct 12

RENAISSANCE ART AT THE CROSSROADS: ITALY AND THE NETHERLANDS / THE GREAT RENAISSANCE COURTS OF ITALY

16 Oct 12

THE GARDEN OF EARTHLY DELIGHTS: MEDIEVAL GARDENS AND THEIR MEANINGS / PARADISE LOST

11 Oct 12

RENAISSANCE ART AT THE CROSSROADS: ITALY AND THE NETHERLANDS / EARLY CONNECTIONS: ITALY AND THE NORT

9 Oct 12

COURTS AND MONARCHS: DYNASTIC COURTS IN EUROPE AND THE MIDDLE EAST / FRIEND OR FOE? THE OTTOMAN EMPI

4 Oct 12

WHO’S AFRAID OF CONTEMPORARY ART? AVANT GARDE AND KITSCH

3 Oct 12

THE LONDON COURSE: LONDON IN THE 18TH CENTURY / DR. JOHNSON’S HOUSE AND FLEET STREET

3 Oct 12

RENAISSANCE ART AT THE CROSSROADS: ITALY AND THE NETHERLANDS / PAINTING PRACTICES AND TECHNIQUES

2 Oct 12

RENAISSANCE ART AT THE CROSSROADS: ITALY AND THE NETHERLANDS / VAN EYCK AND THE BURGUNDIAN COURT

25 Sep 12

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