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| 28 March |
| Sport, Medicine and Immortality: From Ancient China to the World Wide |
Where: British Museum, London (28 March) & Queen Mary's University, East London (29 March)
Info: Historical, medical, anthropological and social policy presentations and discussion from nationally and internationally renowned speakers will feature alongside consideration of this year's Olympic Games in Beijing and that to be held in London in 2012. Registration essential.
Contact: 0207 679 8165 www.ucl.ac.uk/histmed/events/events28-03-08.htm |
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| 31 March |
| The Sunday Times Oxford Literary Festival |
Where: Oxford
Info: This year's festival boasts a number of leading historians. On 4 April BBC History Magazine Founder Editor Greg Neale chairs a discussion by Alison Weir and Tracy Borman on royal mistresses. Some other speakers of note are Roy Strong on the English country church, David Kynaston on austerity Britain, Michael Burleigh on the cultural history of terrorism and Douglas Hurd on Robert Peel. Continues until April 6.
Contact: 0870 343 1001 www.sundaytimes-oxfordliteraryfestival.co.uk |
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| 5 April |
| The First English Revolution |
Where: National Archives, London
Info: Marc Morris and David Carpenter appear at this conference about the clash between Henry III and the barons 750 years ago.
Contact: 020 8876 3444 www.nationalarchives.gov.uk |
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| 21 April |
| Georgian Delights |
Where: Theatre Royal, Bury St Edmunds
Info: A week of events with an 18th-century theme, including lectures, performances and music. Continues until April 26.
Contact: 01284 755127 www.theatreroyal.org |
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| 23 April |
| The New London and Heavenly Jerusalem |
Where: Gresham College, London
Info: A lecture from Allan Chapman of Oxford University to mark 300 years since St Paul's Cathedral was built. FREE ENTRY
Contact: 020 7831 0575 www.gresham.ac.uk |
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| 21 May |
| The Roy Porture Lecture : Cremation and the Work of the Dead |
Where:Darwin Lecture Theatre, Gower Street, London WC1
Info: A lecture by Prof Thomas W Lagueur (Helen Fawcett Distinguished Professor, Department of History, University of California) on the history of psychiatry and psychology. FREE ENTRY
Contact: 0207 679 8100 www.ucl.ac.uk/histmed/events/index.html |
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