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1. English Architecture: The End of the Old World Order, 1530 to 1650 - Simon Thurley
2. Britain in the 20th Century: The Great War and its Consequences - Professor Vernon Bogdanor
3. Summit Diplomacy: Some Lessons from History for 21st Century Leaders - Professor Paul Reynolds
4. Twenty-first Century Threats: Tuberculosis - Professor William Ayliffe
5. Medieval Music: To Sing and Dance - Professor Christopher Page
6. Britain in the 20th Century: The Economic Crisis and its Consequences - Professor Vernon Bogdanor
7. The Character of Twentieth Century Britain - Professor Vernon Bogdanor
8. Britain in the 20th Century: The Collapse of the Postwar Settlement, 1964-1979

English Architecture: The End of the Old World Order, 1530 to 1650 - Simon Thurley

The Reformation and the Civil War, two events a century apart, created an astonishing originality and independence in English Building. The transcript and ...

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dlwatib commented on 14 Mar 2014

It's interesting to me that it's Northern Europe that is the avant garde in religion, but then they cling more tenaciously to the Gothic architectural forms for another century while in Southern Europe they remain loyal Catholics yet they can hardly wait to return to Classicism in architecture. It's as though change in one area impedes change in the other. Of course, the Italians never did fully embrace the Gothic. It was too French and too Northern. ("Not Invented Here.") It could also be at least partly due to climactic differences. The harsher light in Southern Europe favors the shadows cast by the colonnades and heavy entablature of the classical portico while the softer light of Northern Europe favors the large windows of the Gothic.

Philip Seinford commented on 01 Nov 2013

Please take a look at Bronte Whitney's Architecture videos. We are not all old fuddy duddys, and I have lectured on Architecture for many decades. Some Modern Architecture is good and some is ugly, but I am afraid one has to move with the times.

RonJohn63 commented on 29 Nov 2014

15:13 I wonder if this local Civic Action is where the United States gets tradition of local control of pre-University schools.

Timothy Klanderud commented on 03 Jul 2013

Thank you for posting the video.

Michael-Francis Poliós commented on 18 Sep 2013

All architecture was once modern.

John K. Lindgren commented on 07 Dec 2015

"This is a case in point"

Dion Neal commented on 18 Jan 2013

I want that book!

Britain in the 20th Century: The Great War and its Consequences - Professor Vernon Bogdanor

The war saw a transformation of politics at both elite and popular level. This led to the Liberals being replaced by Labour as the main party of the Left. The last ...

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jack28aug commented on 13 Feb 2016

His concentration on party politics is a misdirection. Our democracy has always depended on a horizontal swing of left and right parties. This means that if all political parties failed apart from the conservatives then the conservatives would have to seek a new opposition to make them legitimate. Party politics make/made no difference once they reach office. How many opposition Lords did we see in the current Lords debate on the Trade union bill? 15 at most.The head of our state is the Queen who is an investor. This means it's always going to be investors vs workers in our system. That is the permanent factor. Investors have no interest in putting profits into efforts of equality through higher bottom level wages. This civil dispute has played out since the industrial revolution.

Sword InAir commented on 26 Jan 2013

All lectures should be like this: bookish and clear!

Matthew McVeagh commented on 10 May 2015

Not much on the war itself.

Marina Brewis commented on 20 Jan 2016

Brilliant lecture !

Summit Diplomacy: Some Lessons from History for 21st Century Leaders - Professor Paul Reynolds

'It is not easy to see how matters could be worsened by a parley at the summit.' Winston Churchill coined the term 'summit' in 1950, during some of the darkest ...

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jred7 commented on 06 Jun 2015

Thank you for posting this lecture.

Twenty-first Century Threats: Tuberculosis - Professor William Ayliffe

A cultural and medical history of tuberculosis, and its threat to the world today. The transcript and downloadable versions of the lecture are available from the ...

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Ricardo Patricio Pérez Anderson commented on 17 Mar 2015

Great lecture! That guy has a unique charm. Thank you for uploading

silverbird58 commented on 27 Feb 2014

untill you walk off stage then it goes back down some 81%

Arnond35 commented on 08 Oct 2013

Having a British accent automatically boosts your IQ by 20%

Louiseskybunker commented on 21 Dec 2015

This man's approach to work is totally beautiful! Lux

Medieval Music: To Sing and Dance - Professor Christopher Page

A lecture on dancing in medieval England and its contentious place in society alongside the increasingly sombre influence of the church: ...

Britain in the 20th Century: The Economic Crisis and its Consequences - Professor Vernon Bogdanor

Fears about the fiscal deficit and the possibility of a run on sterling caused MacDonald and Snowdon to take drastic action in the economic crisis of 1931.

The Character of Twentieth Century Britain - Professor Vernon Bogdanor

During the 20th century, Britain underwent a major transformation. A country in which a law-abiding individual would hardly notice the existence of the state had ...

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GreshamCollege commented on 02 May 2013

Thank you, atwali. We're delighted that people like you are discovering Professor Bogdanor's fascinating lectures. (We trust that you've found his series on "Making the Weather: Six politicians who shaped our age"?)

atwali . commented on 01 May 2013

I love this channel, I have been fascinated by the series of lectures, Britain In the 20th Century, and many more besides. Many thanks to Gresham College and Professor Bogdanor in particular.,

MAAMRIA Bassem commented on 10 Jun 2015

Amazing, I'm grateful to you Gresham College for your benevolence, and professor Bogdanor is simply above ad beyond :) :)

jjammmees commented on 22 Mar 2015

Don't we all play a character in the role of life?

Britain in the 20th Century: The Collapse of the Postwar Settlement, 1964-1979

The 1960s saw a new course in British politics -- the commitment of both major parties to entry into the European Community, as the European Union was then ...

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SuperMrFriendly commented on 01 Nov 2013

I dont think this guy is the most credible or qualified person to speak about this omni-important subject. We still live on and of the remains of that period, but its eroding gradually towards oligarchy again.