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  1. Consolidation and Challenge: Britain and Ireland 1886 to 1906
    Evening
    Course start date:  Wed 17 Sep 2025

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  David Ingledew
    The course examines the main developments in British political history between 1886-1906 from the formation of Lord Russell’s Whig Government to the demise of Balfour’s Conservative Government in 1905.
    Full fee £149.00 Senior fee £149.00 Concession £97.00
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  2. Colonial America 1492-1776
    Evening
    Course start date:  Wed 17 Sep 2025

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Dafydd Townley
    On this interactive lecture introductory course we will explore the political, social, and cultural development of colonial America in the period 1492-1776.
    Full fee £179.00 Senior fee £179.00 Concession £116.00
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  3. The emergence of Europe 300-1000
    Course start date:  Fri 19 Sep 2025

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Vanessa King
    Explore reasons for the fall of Rome and the emergence of the ‘barbarian’ kingdoms of western Europe. Was it really ‘the Dark Ages’? Were the Vikings simply long-haired tourists who occasionally beat up the natives?
    Full fee £279.00 Senior fee £223.00 Concession £181.00
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  4. Full fee £269.00 Senior fee £269.00 Concession £175.00
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  5. Full fee £199.00 Senior fee £159.00 Concession £129.00
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  6. German 2 lower: module 1
    Course start date:  Mon 22 Sep 2025 (and 4 other dates)

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Tim Matschak
    Choose either an in-person course in the heart of London or live online sessions. Ideal if you have studied German for about one year (1.5 hours per week). Based on chapters 9-10 of Willkommen (IF) (Hodder Arnold).
    Full fee £239.00 Senior fee £191.00 Concession £155.00
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  7. Full fee £199.00 Senior fee £199.00 Concession £129.00
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  8. Return to German (intermediate)
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    Course start date:  Mon 22 Sep 2025 (and 2 other dates)

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Barbara Pöllet
    Choose either an in-person course in the heart of London or live online sessions.This course is suitable if you have done GCSE, O Level or A level German some time ago and would like to return to studying German or are studying 2 upper at City Lit and would like to revise your intermediate German.
    Full fee £239.00 Senior fee £239.00 Concession £155.00
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  9. German 2 intensive: module 1
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    Course start date:  Mon 22 Sep 2025

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Francine van den Berg
    This an intensive lower intermediate German course, with the emphasis on developing your speaking skills. Suitable if you have completed German beginners intensive (Willkommen beginners book) or German 2 lower, module 3 or have studied German for an equivalent of about 2 years.
    Full fee £269.00 Senior fee £269.00 Concession £175.00
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  10. Full fee £219.00 Senior fee £219.00 Concession £142.00
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  11. German 3 lower: module 1
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    Course start date:  Tue 23 Sep 2025 (and 1 other date)

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Barbara Pöllet

    Choose either an in-person course in the heart of London or live online sessions.This is an intermediate German course, with the emphasis on developing your speaking skills. Suitable if you have completed German 2 upper module 3, or have studied German for an equivalent of about 3 years.

    Full fee £239.00 Senior fee £239.00 Concession £155.00
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  12. Full fee £199.00 Senior fee £199.00 Concession £129.00
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  13. German 2 upper: module 1
    Course start date:  Tue 23 Sep 2025 (and 3 other dates)

    Location on this date:  Keeley Street

    Tutors:  Anna Rioland

    Choose either an in-person course in the heart of London or live online sessions. An intermediate course, suitable if you have completed 'German 2 lower' or studied the language for approximately two years. The emphasis is on developing your speaking skills. Based on Berliner Platz 2 NEU 1.Teil, chapters 16–18. A2.2.

    Full fee £239.00 Senior fee £191.00 Concession £155.00
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  14. German 3 upper: module 1
    Evening
    Course start date:  Tue 23 Sep 2025 (and 2 other dates)

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Tim Matschak

    Choose either an in-person course in the heart of London or live online sessions. Come and improve your upper-intermediate German. Suitable if you have studied the language for at least four years (1.5 hours per week) or 2 years (3 hours per week). Based on Aspekte NEU B1+, 1. Teil

    Full fee £239.00 Senior fee £239.00 Concession £155.00
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  15. Sleepwalking to Catastrophe? The Origins of the First World War
    Evening
    Course start date:  Tue 23 Sep 2025

    Location on this date:  Online

    Tutors:  Matthew Powell
    The First World War didn’t erupt overnight—it was the result of decades of tensions, miscalculations, and fatal decisions. This course explores the long-term rivalries, shifting alliances, and short-term crises that led Europe to the brink in 1914. How did political ambitions, military strategies, and diplomatic failures push the world into an unprecedented conflict? Join us as we unravel the complex path to war and ask: was the catastrophe inevitable, or could history have taken a different turn?
    Full fee £149.00 Senior fee £149.00 Concession £97.00
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