Bringing History & Music to Life Through Engaging Lectures

From the British Museum to Queen’s House Greenwich – and online via City Lit – Dr. William Sterling delivers captivating lectures that bring history and music to life for audiences of all backgrounds.

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INTRODUCING

Dr. William Sterling

My name is Dr William Sterling. I have degrees in History and Geography with additional qualifications in Music and Education. I taught full-time at an Independent School in Kent for four years before joining the Civil Service. I worked for 16 years in the Department of Transport…

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Engagements and Speaking Services

Music interests

I specialise in 19th and 20th Century composers (explore Composers’ lives) but have also taught courses on 18th Century composers and more general courses covering periods from the Renaissance to the Present (explore Music features). I have made a particular study of women composers. I am also interested in the history of musical instruments.

Music Section

History interests

My chief areas of interest are the Ancient World and the Middle Ages. Within these I am especially interested in Ancient Greece, Ancient Rome, Etruria, Celtic and Roman Britain, the Anglo-Saxons (who were the focus of my PhD) and later Mediaeval history (explore History features). I have a particular interest in cultural history and women’s history. I have also taught courses on the Kings and Queens of England from the Bronze Age to the Present (explore Kings & Queens).

History Section

Featured essays and articles

Great Sea Battles from the Classical World

Great Sea Battles from the Classical World – Salamis, Syracuse and Actium A general look at ships and sailing techniques in the Ancient World…

Great Sea Battles from the Classical World

Great Sea Battles from the Classical World – Salamis, Syracuse and Actium A general look at ships and sailing techniques in the Ancient World…

Great Sea Battles from the Classical World

Great Sea Battles from the Classical World – Salamis, Syracuse and Actium A general look at ships and sailing techniques in the Ancient World…

Great Sea Battles from the Classical World

Great Sea Battles from the Classical World – Salamis, Syracuse and Actium A general look at ships and sailing techniques in the Ancient World…