British & Irish History
Courses Online & In London
Study the history, culture and politics of the British isles through the centuries and up to the present day.
- Consolidation and Challenge: Britain and Ireland 1886 to 1906
Course start date: Wed 17 Sep 2025Location 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 - Becoming Britannia: Eighteenth Century Britain and the worldCourse start date: Tue 7 Oct 2025
Location on this date: Online
Explore the development of a British national identity in the eighteenth century and considers how that identity was shaped by Britain’s interactions with the wider world.
Full fee £199.00 Senior fee £199.00 Concession £129.00 - Black British Communities from the 1700s to the 21st century Course start date: Wed 8 Oct 2025
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: A. SWe’ll explore the presence and experiences of Black communities in Britain, from the 1700s to the present. We’ll also analyse the concept of race and racist ideologies as they evolved, and community resistance to them.Full fee £139.00 Senior fee £139.00 Concession £90.00 - The life and times of King James I Course 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 - The life and times of King Charles I Course start date: Fri 7 Nov 2025
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: William SterlingFamous as the only British king to be executed, Charles should also be remembered as the greatest patron of the arts who sat on our throne.Full fee £79.00 Senior fee £63.00 Concession £51.00 - The life and times of King Charles IICourse start date: Fri 9 Jan 2026
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: William SterlingThe Merry Monarch Charles II survived Civil War, the death of his father and the Republican Experiment. When he was restored he needed all his wit to steer a course through his 25 year reign.
Full fee £79.00 Senior fee £63.00 Concession £51.00 - Reform, War and Revolution: Britain and Ireland 1906 to 1929Course start date: Wed 14 Jan 2026
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: David IngledewThe course examines the main developments in British and Irish politics between 1906-1929 from the 1906 Liberal landslide to full female suffrage in 1929.
Full fee £149.00 Senior fee £149.00 Concession £97.00 - The life and times of King James IICourse start date: Fri 6 Feb 2026
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: William SterlingAlthough his reign was one of the shortest in Britain James had a distinguished career before becoming king and an intriguing one in exile. A Catholic convert he was doomed to fail in Protestant Britain.
Full fee £79.00 Senior fee £63.00 Concession £51.00 - The life and times of King William and Queen MaryCourse start date: Fri 13 Mar 2026
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: William SterlingFollowing the attempt by James II to re-establish Catholicism in Britain his daughter and son-in-law were invited to oust him to protect the Protestant church. To do so they had to grant more power to Parliament.
Full fee £79.00 Senior fee £63.00 Concession £51.00
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