Date
29 Jun 2016 18:00 to 19:30

Location
The British Academy, 10-11 Carlton House Terrace, London, SW1Y 5AH

What difference do individuals make to history and what is the role of personality? Is it possible to find patterns in different types of personality? Historian Margaret MacMillan interrogates the past to ask questions about the role of individuals and their behaviour.

Speakers:
Professor Margaret MacMillan, Warden, St Antony's College, University of Oxford 

History's People Personalities And The Past by Professor Margaret MacMillan

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