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Subscribe to BlogWelcome to the IanVisits guide to lectures, talks, heritage events, organised walks and other random miscellany happening around London today.
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= Event is free of charge (sometimes a donation is appreciated) |
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= Pre-Booking required. |
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| 11:00 AM | The Pirates of Barbary: Corsairs, Conquests and Captivity in the 17th-century (Greenwich) |
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A talk on the Barbary pirates, and the themes of corsairs, conquests and captivity in the 17th-century Mediterranean. (Cost: £8) |
| 1:00 PM | A very corporate affair: London's slave trade (Barbican) |
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Curator Tom Wareham outlines the development of London's role and the nature of its links with the slave trade. |
| 1:05 PM | Europe as a Global Actor? A Conversation with Javier Solana (Holborn) |
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After ten years of serving as EU High Representative for CFSP, Javier Solana reflects on the achievements and challenges ahead for Europe |
| 4:00 PM | Golden harvest: the British naval prize system, 1793–1815 (Greenwich) |
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A talk about the prize money culture in the Royal Navy during the wars with France. |
| 6:00 PM | Siphonophores: tangled tentacles or ocean predators? (Picadilly) |
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This talk will cover basic taxonomy and body plans and give some insights into the fascinating and unique feeding strategies employed by siphonophores |
| 6:00 PM | When water does not boil at boiling point |
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Deciphering the myth that water boils at 100°C under normal atmospheric pressure. |
| 6:30 PM | Parliamentary Reform Lecture Series (Green Park) |
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In the run up to the general election the Hansard Society has asked the three main parties to lay out their party's plans for parliamentary reform. (Cost: Free - Booking Required) |
| 6:30 PM | Personal Rapid Transport Systems (Bloomsbury) |
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A talk about the automated 'cars' that are about to be introduced at Heathrow Airport |
| 7:00 PM | The Famous Fanny Burney - Performed by Karin Fernald (Fleet Street) |
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A solo show based on the journals and letters of Fanny Burney, later Madame D'Arblay (1752-1840) (Cost: £15) |
| 7:00 PM | Making Public Histories |
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A look at how different media shapes how we look at historic events. (Cost: £7) |
| 7:15 PM | Interview with a Witch: Marian Green Speaks to Christina Oakley Harrington (Covent Garden) |
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The life and times of the UK's most famous witch. (Cost: £7) |
| 7:30 PM | Lost London in Photos |
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A talk by the author of a photo book covering photos of the city from Victorian to modern times. (Cost: £5) |
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