Archive for March 2nd, 2009
Samuel Johnson Tercentenary 2009
Monday, March 2nd, 2009The celebrations of Samuel Johnson’s Tercentenary kick off today in the UK with the start of a recreation of Johnson and Garrick’s walk from Litchfield to London. A modern-day Johnson (Johnson’s recent biographer, Peter Martin) and Garrick (Nicholas Cambridge) will re-enact their journey (occasionally with shared horse). They will be visiting a number of schools [...]
Birkbeck History Research Seminar
Monday, March 2nd, 2009On 3 March, Clare Fitzpatrick will deliver a paper on ‘Belief and Scepticism: Understanding “Paranormal” Experiences in Early Modern Britain (c.1600-1750)’ as part of a series of History Research Seminars at Birkbeck. The meeting will take place at 5pm in Room 261, Birkbeck, Malet Street. For more information on the series contact Dr Jessica Reinisch.