Explore our programme of seminars on maritime history and culture

Talks and tours | Maritime History and Culture Seminars

‘Some stories bear retelling. They compel retelling’: The Lives and Afterlives of Henry VIII’s Queens

A free online talk on the National Portrait Gallery’s new exhibition ‘Six Lives: The Stories of Henry VIII’s Queens’

Tuesday 25 June 2024 | 5.15pm - 6.30pm
Free Entry
Online
Talks and tours | Maritime History and Culture Seminars
Talks and tours | Maritime History and Culture Seminars

Voyages of Discovery and Magnetism in the Age of Empire

Join us for a free talk on the hunt for magnetic north and south in the mid-1800s

Tuesday 20 February 2024 | 5.15pm - 6.30pm
Free
Online
Talks and tours | Maritime History and Culture Seminars

Who Killed Liao A-ting? A Murder Case in Two Chinese Oil Paintings

Join us for a free online talk on this complicated event and its impact on Chinese-Western relations

Tuesday 13 February 2024 | 5.15-6.30pm
Free
Online
Talks and tours | Maritime History and Culture Seminars
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Talks and tours | Maritime History and Culture Seminars

‘As Valuable a Discovery as the Gold and Silver of the Spanish Empire’?

Join us for a free talk on the early-modern 'fish revolution' and what it can tell us about the impact of globalisation on the environment

Tuesday 5 December 2023 | 5.15pm - 6.30pm
Free
Online
Talks and tours | Maritime History and Culture Seminars

A Visit to the Van de Velde Studio at the Queen's House: New Insights

Join us for a free online talk on the Van de Velde marine painters

Monday 27 November 2023 | 12.30pm - 1.45pm
Free
Online
| Maritime History and Culture Seminars
Monday 17th April 2023 | 4:45pm - 7:00pm
Free
Online
| Maritime History and Culture Seminars
| Maritime History and Culture Seminars

Caspar Purdon Clarke (1846-1911): Collecting India in the 19th Century

Join this free online talk by Ekta Raheja of the V&A Museum

28 February 2023 | 5.15pm - 6.30pm
Free
Online