# Darwin's Descent: Monkeys, Orchids and Myths

- Institution: Gresham College
- Speaker: Professor Jim Endersby
- Year: 2020
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Biology, History
- Source: [Gresham College](https://www.gresham.ac.uk/watch-now/series/darwins-descent)
- Licence: [Educational use (Gresham College's terms)](https://www.gresham.ac.uk/terms-and-conditions)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

Following the Beagle voyage, Darwin settled down to a quiet married life, relying on correspondence to gather facts. He wrote thousands of letters as he gathered facts to support his still-secret theory.

## Lectures

1. [Darwin, Breeding and Barnacles](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/gresham/series-darwins-descent/eef05410fd31) (YouTube)
2. [Making a Monkey out of Darwin](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/gresham/series-darwins-descent/b3715a3237c8) (YouTube)
3. [The Secrets of Darwin’s Greenhouse](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/gresham/series-darwins-descent/a7a3159b3d4d) (YouTube)
4. [Darwin‘s Troubled Legacy](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/gresham/series-darwins-descent/88672c3d5ae4) (YouTube)