Lecture
William Tyler
Monday 15.12.2025
William Tyler
Kaiser Wilhelm II
Monday 15.12.2025
How to watch
This lecture starts on 15 December at 5:00pm (UK).
Summary
Kaiser Wilhelm II was a strange and troubled man who led his country to world war in 1914. He was half British through his English mother, whom he blamed for his withered hand. By war’s end, power had leached away from him to the German generals, and it came as no surprise that in the moment of defeat he was driven from his throne.
William Tyler
William Tyler has spent his entire professional life in adult education, beginning at Kingsgate College in 1969. He has lectured widely for many public bodies, including the University of Cambridge and the WEA, in addition to speaking to many clubs and societies. In 2009, William was awarded the MBE for services to adult education, and he has previously been a scholar in residence at the London Jewish Cultural Centre. Link to William’ s blog with recommended book lists for his Lockdown lectures.