Lecture 07.10.25: Maria Theresa in Bohemia by Richard Bassett

Maria Theresa's radical reforms transformed central Europe and her lasting legacy continues to reverberate to this day.
Our lecturer: Richard Bassett, former Times correspondent in Eastern Europe and author of the widely acclaimed Last Days in Old Europe first travelled to Prague as an architectural historian. He later spent nearly ten years covering events in communist Czechoslovakia including the Velvet Revolution. An expert on Central Europe, he taught at many European universities and is a Bye-Fellow of Christ's College, Cambridge. His latest book is Maria Theresa: Empress, Yale University Press, £25.
Price £15 including a glass of wine.
EVENT ORGANISED WITH THE COOPERATION OF THE EMBASSY OF THE CZECH REPUBLIC
Event Information
Event Date | 07-10-2025 6:30 pm |
Event End Date | 07-10-2025 8:30 pm |
Cut Off Date | 07-10-2025 5:00 pm |
Capacity | 60 |
Registered | 0 |
Available Place | 60 |
Individual Price | Fifteen Pounds |
Location | Embassy of the Czech Republic |