18th century

In a talk on 17 February, Margaret Carlyle, a researcher in the Department of History and Philosophy of Science, will explore the fascinating (often...

It was the conundrum that baffled some of the greatest and most eccentric experts of the 18th century - and captivated the British public during an...

The Industrial Revolution is seen as the spark that lit Europe’s economic prosperity. In her analysis of markets over many hundreds of years...

Historians have long recognised that the family were the chief carers of the mentally ill. A new study will investigate the emotional and economic...

A talk at the University of Cambridge’s Festival of Ideas this evening will focus on the extraordinary life of Alexander Crummell – the son of a...

An international conference taking place at Cambridge University later this week will reveal that for many centuries alchemy and medicine were deeply...

Miranda Gill traces shifting 19th-century perceptions of eccentricity, from its association with the intoxicating lure of modernity and fashion to...