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William was, and is today, noted for the extraordinary range of his collections. His acceptance as member of the Royal Society, founded by Charles 11 to promote science, depended on Constable’s collection and study of plants and herbs. His extensive … Read More

‘What do you get out of studying history?’  A question many teenagers throw at teachers. Today the pressure in education to promote STEM subjects (Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths) has meant less time and fewer resources for History and other … Read More

Charles Dickens excoriated pettifogging bureaucracy and exposed the plight of victims in a nineteenth century English society that struggled to reform its legal system. In Bleak House, published in 1852, several members of one family exhaust themselves, and their inheritance, … Read More

To view this event online please contact Sylvia Usher, usher@usher.karoo.co.uk for information. The Cold War years, the late 1940s to 1989, were dominated by the military and political rivalry between the USA and the Soviet Union. It could have erupted … Read More

From September 1940 the Nazi Luftwaffe pounded British cities, aiming to destroy morale as well as lives. Reichsmarschall Goring believed remorseless bombing would make Britain sue for peace. Hull was particularly heavily bombed in 1940-41, and by 1945 it had … Read More

English archers, the longbow, Henry V’s leadership, all make the English victory at Agincourt a headline in general histories of the Middle Ages, but what was Henry’s strategy in the years before 1415 and after? Professor Anne Curry is an … Read More