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“To be ignorant of what occurred before you were born is to remain always a child. For what is the worth of human life, unless it is woven into the life of our ancestors by the records of history?”
“Humans control the world because they can cooperate better than any other animals, and they can cooperate so well because they believe in fictions. Poets, painters and playwrights are therefore at least as important as soldiers and engineers.”
PROF. YUVAL NOAH HARARI
(21 Lessons for the 21st Century)
“Very well researched and articulately delivered with depth and affection.”
The cultural historian, author and artist ANTHONY RUSSELL has addressed: charities, schools, the RIBI, WI, The Arts Soc., NGOs, British Councils, business & private organisations.
All Lectures Explore Our Understanding of Civilisation:
what is it? Do we have it? How do you get it?
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Furniture Design
The Great Commissions of Luke Hughes – English Furniture Design Today With major furniture commissions in 54 of the 68…
Edward Seago
EDWARD SEAGO * Landscape perfectionist and royal favourite * = ‘TRENDING’ ! ‘Ted’ Seago’s refined landscapes personified a…
Van Gogh
Vincent Van Gogh – Madman or Genius It would seem that there has never been fascination in an artist to…
Churches
Beauty and the Beast – Our Parish Churches and the Modern Predicament It is argued that like the monarchy, the…
Canaletto
VENICE CANALETTO AND HIS RIVALS Following the National Gallery of London’s exhibition of the same title, this lecture gives…
Blenheim Palace
Blenheim Palace – The Agony and the Ecstasy * * = ‘TRENDING’ ! Possibly the most admired historic English building…
Country Houses.
The Power & Glory of our Country Houses. * Their Evolution and Changing Role * = ‘TRENDING’…
Holbein
The Mystery of Holbein’s ‘Ambassadors’. * * = ‘TRENDING’ ! “Thank you so much for the pair of excellent lectures…
Virgins
The Virgins of the National Gallery London The National Gallery has an extraordinarily rich collection of images of the Virgin…
Tutankhamun
Who was Tutankhamun? The Boy king Behind the Greatest Treasures Ever Found Through five thousand years of Egypt’s history, the…
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IDEAL LECTURING
“Those who control the present, control the past and those who control the past control the future.”
GEORGE ORWELL
“History that challenges, the comfortable assumptions and parochial narratives of shared group identity, may be painful but it is also a sign of maturity and wisdom.”
SIR MICHAEL HOWARD