Online talks
Our online talks programme originated in 2020, the result of the pandemic, yet quickly established itself as a popular year-round product in its own right. We have continued to run a programme of enlightening, entertaining and intellectually stimulating series ever since.
How we understand the history and culture of a specific subject can be determined by the age at which we were first exposed to it; the online series offer fresh perspectives on a range of topics, both familiar and unexpected. They provide a showcase to our expert speakers that goes beyond tour-leading to the heart of current scholarship. Watch live from the privacy of your own home and participate in the Q&A sessions that follow each talk or watch at your leisure for two months following the end of each series. The online series also make excellent gifts.
Featured online talks
Catch up on past series
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Excellent: a fine, utterly engaging blend of Muslim and Christian. "
Istanbul Revealed - Byzantine and Ottoman metropolis
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Professor Doherty's enthusiasm and wide knowledge of his subject matter was contagious. "
Romans & Carolingians - Germany from Augustus to Charlemagne
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A brilliant lecturer whose enthusiasm for his subject was apparent and infectious. He was also extremely congenial and entertaining on the social side of the tour. "
Courts of Northern Italy - Princely art of the Renaissance
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The quality of the planning, the lecturer and the size of the group provided an excellent tour that would be hard to match. "
Civilisations of Sicily - Mediterranean crossroads: three thousand years of creativity
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An admirable itinerary: it took in most of the medieval sites in Normandy. "
Medieval Normandy - Romanesque, Gothic, Renaissance