Army & Navy Club
36-39 Pall Mall, London, United Kingdom
THIS EVENT HAS BEEN POSTPONED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE The Sasanian era (ca. 224-651 AD) was a period of unprecedented cultural, scientific and economic achievements in Iranian history. Ideologically, the Sasanian […]
Army & Navy Club
36-39 Pall Mall, London, United Kingdom
In 1903, Lorimer was commissioned by the British Raj to compile a handbook for British diplomats and agents in the Persian Gulf region. Initially given only six months, he insisted […]
Army & Navy Club
36-39 Pall Mall, London, United Kingdom
At the end of the British-Soviet occupation of Iran in 1945, the Tudeh Party emerged as a prominent political entity. In a relatively short period, its members had risen from […]
Army & Navy Club
36-39 Pall Mall, London, United Kingdom
This talk explores the response of British academia to the Anglo-Iranian Oil Crisis of 1951-54, focusing on the contribution of the Edinburgh University scholar L.P. Elwell-Sutton. Much has been written […]
The artistic patronage of the second Qajar ruler Fath Ali Shah (r. 1797-1834) is well known. Less studied is his patronage of the major shrines within his lands, in Qom, […]
Army & Navy Club
36-39 Pall Mall, London, United Kingdom
This lecture is based on Professor Matthee’s book, Angels Tapping at the Wine-shop’s Door*: A History of Alcohol in the Islamic Middle East. (*from Hafez). The book debunks the myth […]
Army & Navy Club
36-39 Pall Mall, London, United Kingdom
David Chaffetz in his book traces the role of horses in empire building from the Danube to the Yellow River, from their early domestication in pre-history up to a […]