Rasputin: The Enigma
<p>Grigori Rasputin, born 150 years ago, has remained a fascinating, if controversial figure. A peasant and lay-Elder, he established a reputation as a spiritual guide, endowed with the gift of
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Three Jews Walk into a Bar – The History of the Jokes Jews Used to Tell about Themselves
<p>Jewish humour is one of the distinctive art forms of the 20th century. Over one evening, we trace the various attitudes and forces – religious, cultural, linguistic and political – that drove the
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Baby Face: Women in the Workplace 1933 to 2019
Whether or not the film <em>Baby Face</em> was seen in 1933 as a progressive portrait of the challenges women faced in a world run by men is difficult to gauge but when this movie was made, it seems
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Innovation and Basic Instincts: Why We Love Puccini
Giacomo Puccini (1858-1924) was convinced that God had intended for him to write opera. Only opera. Puccini’s keen sense of drama drives him to explore the most extreme human situations, in which
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A History of Book Burning from the Ancient World to Today
<p>Thomas More, the 16th c humanist scholar, burned both books and heretics. The Spanish Inquisition launched by Catholic fanatical rulers staged bonfires of any writings which questioned Catholic and
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An Evening in the Baroque Period
<p>Bach’s Brandenburg Concertos, Handel’s Messiah, Vivaldi’s Four Seasons: the Baroque period has given us some of the most dramatic and beautiful compositions of music history. In this lecture we
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20th Century Iconic Designers: Charles Rennie Mackintosh and Antoni Gaudi
Born the latter half of the 19th century both these men became hugely influential icons. One, the main exponent of Art Nouveau in the United Kingdom and the other the best known practitioner of
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Unravel the Murder of Rosa Luxemburg and Karl Liebknecht
The 15th January 2019 marks the centenary of the failed socialist uprising in post-WWI Germany, which culminated in the murder of the two most prominent German Socialist Leaders, Rosa Luxemburg and
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