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Thursday 7 May, 6:30 - 8pm. £25 / 2 for £35. Hear military historian Paul O'Keeffe recount key moments from his vivid and visceral portrayal of the most famous naval battle in history, its aftermath and the human cost of war.

Tuesday 12 - Saturday 16 May. We are very pleased to be taking part in this year's Fleet Street Quarter Festival of Words.

Wednesday 10 June, 6.30 - 8pm. £27.50. We’re hosting a special event on death rituals with acclaimed author Sofka Zinovieff and psychotherapist Julia Samuel.

Wednesday 1 July, 6:30 - 8pm. £27.50. As the USA celebrates its 250th birthday, historian Peter Moore explores how the British Enlightenment shaped the idea of The American Dream

Thursday 8 July, 6:30 - 8pm. £27.50. Join Times columnist James Marriott in conversation with Substack writer Henry Oliver for a discussion about the future of literature, literacy, and the fate of the West.

Thursday 26 March, 6:30 - 8pm. £20 / 2 for £36. Crime was rife in Georgian London, but so too was punishment. Hear how Samuel Johnson balanced compassion with Justice.

Wednesday 27 January 2027, 6pm - 8pm. £27.50. How did a marginal dialect spoken in the late 9th century by 200,000 people become the world’s language spoken by 1.6 billion people today?

Wednesday 25 February, 6:30 - 8pm. £27.50. Hear the hidden histories of the real people that inspired Gentleman Jack and the gay romances in Bridgerton.

Wednesday 15 October, 6 - 8pm. £22.50. Hear Sir Rupert Gavin chart English’s extraordinary path to becoming the most global language today spoken by 1.6 billion all over the world.

Monday 15 September, 6 - 8pm. £25. Was Johnson truly the father of the English dictionary? Bryan A. Garner explores the evidence in this thought-provoking talk.