7 Nights of History
a successor to the ‘7 Terrible Leaders in History’
The past is all around us, but it only becomes history when we apply the tools of the historical discipline to think historically. Each month a different U of S historian will deliver a public lecture that brings historical thinking to bear on a problem so that we can better understand the human condition and navigate our way into the future. The public is encouraged to ask questions and join in discussion and conversation after each talk.
October 1, 2025 – Dr. Jim Handy, “The Many Rebirths of López de Santa Anna: or, How to Lose Texas (and California, New Mexico, Arizona, etc.—almost the Yucatán) and your leg”
October 29, 2025 – Dr. Jim Clifford, “An Inconvenient Ally: Margaret Thatcher and Climate Change”
November 26th, 2025 – Dr. Adrea Ens, “The Rise and Fall of Exodus International: Evangelists for the Ex-Gay Movement”
January 28th, 2026 – Dr. Hannah Wood, "King John, the First and Only: How to Lose Friends and Alienate People”
February 25, 2026 – Dr. George Keyworth, "The Poet-Painter who Lost China: Emperor Huizong (r. 1100–1126) and the Power of Ink and Brush ”
