William Blake had visions, talked to his dead brother, and invented a mythology that few could understand. Yet for all that he was a deeply human person, with attributes and flaws, and living in lowly circumstances and fighting authority much of the time. He was political, and sided with the revolutions in both France and America. Moreover, this radical man would be bemused by his poem ‘And did those feet’ being sung as a kind of national anthem today. He believed that heaven was overrated and the word of God too often presented as law-giving dogma; while hell was a place free from rules and where emotions and personalities could be expressed. His major paintings, his prints and his poems will all be covered in the lecture, and will be related to his personal and political beliefs. There will be tender loving pieces as well as prophetic and apocalyptic works. There will be a special focus on, and readings from, his Songs of Innocence and Experience, including The Tyger. Discover the truth about William Blake, and really get to know him and his art, in this lecture. It will be rewarding.