British & Irish History
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Study the history, culture and politics of the British isles through the centuries and up to the present day.
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- Roses, Rivalries, and Revolts: Power and People in Fifteenth-Century EnglandCourse start date: Fri 9 May 2025
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Vanessa KingAfter Larry Olivier’s / Kenneth Branagh’s victory at Agincourt, it was downhill for England until the advent of the Tudors! We explode that Shakespearian myth.Full fee £259.00 Senior fee £207.00 Concession £168.00 - Bad Queens of England? Eleanor of Aquitaine and Isabella of AngoulemeCourse start date: Sat 10 May 2025
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Vanessa KingEleanor failed to produce a son for Louis VII and urged her sons by Henry II to rebellion. Isabella abandoned her children by King John to start anew in France with her daughter’s fiancé. We consider their roles as queens.Full fee £49.00 Senior fee £39.00 Concession £32.00 - Black British Studies: Beyond WindrushCourse start date: Mon 12 May 2025
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Michele ScottJoin a journey of the examination of the modern day complexities and critical deconstruction of contemporary Black British Life.Full fee £119.00 Senior fee £95.00 Concession £77.00 - Terrific Tudors: Act Three: Social lifeCourse start date: Mon 12 May 2025
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Vanessa KingExplore the everyday life of men and women during the closing years of the Tudors as revealed in the works of local historians and other contemporary material.Full fee £169.00 Senior fee £135.00 Concession £110.00 - A Very British History of MigrationCourse start date: Mon 12 May 2025
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Siobhan McGuirkTaking a critical historical approach, this course with Dr. McGuirk charts how migration has shaped British politics, law, culture and society – and helped transform popular ideas about what it means to be British today.Full fee £129.00 Senior fee £103.00 Concession £84.00 - A Social History of England in 12 Objects: From the Tudors to the VictoriansCourse start date: Fri 16 May 2025
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Vanessa KingWhat do Henry VIII’s rosary and the Golden Boy of Pye Corner tell us about Tudor and Stuart England? Study these and other items to build a comprehensive picture of social life in England over four centuries.Full fee £199.00 Senior fee £159.00 Concession £129.00 - 17th century England, revolution and restoration: Oliver Cromwell and the Protectorate era
Course start date: Thu 22 May 2025Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Ellen CarpenterA 'Brave, Bad Man?' Join us to explore the life of Oliver Cromwell, from his rise to power during the Civil Wars to his brief rule as Lord Protector of the Commonwealth in the period 1653-1658. We will also assess the brief rule of Cromwell's son, Richard, and his deposal in 1659.Where did it all go wrong for Richard?Full fee £199.00 Senior fee £159.00 Concession £129.00 - Fantastic Beasts in Medieval Heraldry Course start date: Sat 31 May 2025
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Vanessa KingExplore the design of English royal badges of the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries; discover the attributes attributed to arrange of animals both real and mythical.Full fee £49.00 Senior fee £39.00 Concession £32.00 - The life and work of Sir Thomas More Course start date: Tue 9 Sep 2025
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Ellen CarpenterHumanist scholar, Lord Chancellor of England, advocate for women’s education, opponent of Luther, careful in his avoidance in acknowledging Anne Boleyn as Henry VIII’s wife…Since the 1520s Thomas More has been celebrated, commemorated and vilified as a shrewd ‘man for all seasons.’ With such a contended reputation, how can we best understand and situate his life, work, and politics in history?Full fee £49.00 Senior fee £39.00 Concession £32.00 - The Smashing Saxons: 600-1066Course start date: Mon 15 Sep 2025
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Vanessa KingWhy did Offa build his dyke? Were the Vikings just ‘long-haired tourists who occasionally roughed up the natives’? Was Alfred really that great? These questions and more will be answered as we study the rise and fall of pre-Conquest England. - Consolidation and Challenge: Britain and Ireland 1886 to 1906Course start date: Wed 17 Sep 2025
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: David IngledewThe 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 - Irish history & identity 1: from the coming of Christianity to the Battle of Clontarf Course start date: Thu 18 Sep 2025
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Colm Hickey
Although inextricably linked to Britain, Ireland’s history, identity, and nationhood has equally been shaped by its relationship with Europe. This course traces Ireland’s development from the advent of Christianity to the Battle of Clontarf in 1014. - British history: The rise and fall of the postwar consensus 1945-75Course start date: Sat 20 Sep 2025
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: David IngledewThe course examines the postwar political, economic and social consensus in Britain in the 30 years after the Second World and the extent to which there was continuity in successive government policies.Full fee £69.00 Senior fee £55.00 Concession £45.00 - The life and times of King James ICourse start date: Fri 10 Oct 2025
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: William SterlingJames had been a king of Scotland for nearly his entire life before he made history in 1603, inheriting the throne of England and the possibility of a united Britain. However, he now faced the challenge of bringing two distinct kingdoms together under one crown. How did he navigate the rivalries, ambitions, and expectations of his new realm? Join us as we explore the life and reign of James VI & I, first monarch of both the kingdoms of Scotland and England.Full fee £79.00 Senior fee £63.00 Concession £51.00 - King John: the worst king in English history?Course start date: Sat 11 Oct 2025
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Vanessa KingKing John is remembered as a murderer, treacherous, and a loser; ‘a bad king’. On the plus side, he was probably the cleanest medieval king around, carrying a tin bath wherever he went travelling!
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