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  Portugal: The Empire Without a Bank

  In which we examine why Portugal has always been under-capitalised.

  August 20, 2026
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  The Norman Paradox, Continued: Sicily and the Problem of Italian Nationhood

  A short diversion into the (non)-impact of Norman Sicily on Italian nationhood.

  April 20, 2026
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  Catching up (Part 5)

  May 2021 La Clemenza di Tito – Royal Opera House – 18th May – *** First live event out of the block in 2021. A visit to the socially distanced ROH with BUD to see La Clemenza di Tito, Mozart.s late opera, from 1791, with libretto from  by Caterino Mazzolà, after Pietro…

  November 21, 2021