PUBLIC HISTORIAN • MUSIC SCHOLAR • ENGAGING SPEAKER
Bringing History & Music to Life Through Engaging Lectures
Dr William Sterling brings history and music to life through engaging lectures, courses and talks. His work has been presented at leading venues including the British Museum and Queen’s House Greenwich, as well as for universities, cultural organisations and online audiences worldwide.
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.
I am passionate about making the past accessible, relevant and inspiring, whether through ancient history, the stories behind great music, or the cultrual legacy that connects us all.
History
From the ancient world to the Middle Ages, William’s history courses explore the people, places and ideas that shaped civilisations, cultures and kingdoms.
Music
From the ancient world to the Middle Ages, William’s history courses explore the people, places and ideas that shaped civilisations, cultures and kingdoms.
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England’s Earliest Kings 2: Offa and the Mercian Supremacy
30 December 2021This course was run as the second part in a series of five short courses on the Anglo-Saxon Kings. It… -
England’s Earliest Kings 1: The Sutton Hoo King and the Bretwaldas
30 December 2021This course was run as the first part in a series of five short courses on the Anglo-Saxon Kings. It… -
British Museum Top Ten Treasures
16 December 2021In 2003 to celebrate the museum’s 250th birthday various special events were held including a day of talks by Alan… -
Time and Timepieces at the British Museum
17 July 2021These videos were created during the pandemic lockdown. The first one was for Rue Pigalle. https://youtu.be/jgwSPZ9D2Is This second video was…
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Mrs Eleanor Purce
23 June 2020From 1976 to 1980 I had piano lessons from Eleanor Purce at Keele University. She had been a pupil of… -
Piano Sonata No. 3
7 April 2020Written as a memorial to my piano teacher Eleanor Purce a great devotee of Schubert and a pupil of Alfred… -
Shakespeare and the Classical World
7 November 2017Shakespeare and the Classical World This course was held at the City Lit on Saturday 11th November 2017. It was… -
My Mag and Nunc
11 April 2017Written at Durham Cathedral Easter 1987 Magnificat Nunc Dimitis
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William offers talks and courses for societies, cultural organisations, schools, charities and online audiences.
Enquiries welcome