All lectures will run from 18.15 to 19.30 and will be followed by a reception.
Tuesday 3 October
Professor Felipe Fernández-Armesto, Tufts University
The British Empire, the sea and global history
Thursday 5 October
Dr Richard Drayton, University of Cambridge
Maritime networks and the making of knowledge
Tuesday 10 October
Professor Catherine Hall, University College London
Gender and Empire
Thursday 12 October
Professor Philip Morgan, Princeton University
Slavery and freedom: black experiences in Britain’s maritime world, 1763-1833
Tuesday 17 October
Professor Simon Schaffer, University of Cambridge
Instruments, surveys and maritime empire
Thursday 19 October
Professor Maxine Berg, University of Warwick
Cargoes: the trade in luxuries from Asia to Europe
Tuesday 24 October
Professor Stephen Conway, University College London
Empire, Europe, and British naval power, c.1763-c.1833
Thursday 26 October
Professor Peter J. Marshall, King's College London
Empire and British identities: the maritime dimension
Registration fee:
Single lecture - £7.50
Full series - £40.00