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  • Joseph Banks and his travelling plants, 1787-1810

      Historian article
    Jordan Goodman takes us on a botanical journey to the ends of the earth. Joseph Banks never commanded a ship. In 1773, aged 30, he went on his last voyage, a short crossing from Hellevoetsluis, south Holland, to Harwich. Yet not only was the sea always at the centre of his...
    Joseph Banks and his travelling plants, 1787-1810
  • One Giant Leap – 50 years since the Apollo 11 Moon landing

      2nd July 2019
    “One small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind” is one of the most famous sentences of the 20th century, and it was about science and exploration not conflict – or was it? For centuries humanity has stared at the Moon and attributed to it portents of good...
    One Giant Leap – 50 years since the Apollo 11 Moon landing
  • Podcast Series: Diversity in Early Modern Britain

      Diversity in Early Modern Britain
    This series of podcasts looks at Diversity in Early Modern Britain and features Onyeka, Dr Kathy Chater and Dr Sumita Mukherjee. Our first set of podcasts looks initially at African and Caribbean British History, South Asian British History and the Huguenouts.
    Podcast Series: Diversity in Early Modern Britain
  • Podcast Series: The Renaissance

      The Renaissance
    In this podcast Dr Gabriele Neher of the University of Nottingham provides an introduction to the Renaissance.
    Podcast Series: The Renaissance