Location
Bath Royal Literary and Scientific Institution (BRLSI)
All lectures take place on Thursdays and begin at 7.30 p.m. at the Bath Royal Literary and Scientific Institution (BRLSI) 16-18 Queen Square, Bath, BA1 2HN
For further information, please contact Dr Boyd Schlenther, FRHS at bss.bss.23@gmail.com
29 September 2022
From Confucius to Conflict: The Rise and Fall and Rise of China’s Greatest Philosopher and the Shaping of Modern China
Professor Rana Mitter (University of Oxford)
27 October 2022
Blood and Iron: the Rise and Fall of the German Empire, 1871-1918
Katya Hoyer (King’s College London)
24 November 2022
Prime Minister Menderes and Turkey’s Long-Standing Feud
Jeremy Seal (Writer and broadcaster)
19 January 2023
The Invention of the Historic Town, c. 1780-1850
Professor Roey Sweet (University of Leicester)
23 February 2023
The History of the Book
Professor Ian Gadd (Bath Spa University)
23 March 2023
The Origins of Mass Society: Speech, Crime, Sex and Drink in Urbanising Britain, 1780-1870
Professor Peter Mandler (University of Cambridge) President of the Historical Association
20 April 2023
Everyday Life and Accidental Death in Tudor Somerset
Professor Steven Gunn (University of Oxford)