London History Walks & Courses
From its Bronze Age beginnings to capital status, London has witnessed growth and destruction throughout its long history. Join us for lively classroom and online discussions as well as our popular walks around the city and discover who and what has left their mark on the city.
Watch City Lit tutor Eleanor Jackson explore some of London's secret spaces:
- The Stalin Regime: 1928-1941Course start date: Wed 10 Jan 2024
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Nick MorganThis is an introduction to the history of the Stalin regime in the Soviet Union between 1928 and 1941. Students will learn about key events during the Stalin years and how historians approach them. - Diverse DocklandsCourse start date: Tue 6 Feb 2024
Location on this date: Off Site
Tutors: Rachel KolskyExplore the ever-changing face of east London through four different dockland neighbourhoods: Canary Wharf, Limehouse, Shadwell and Isle of Dogs.
Meeting Place - first walk only
Dockers to Wharfers: Canary Wharf
Canary Wharf, Elizabeth Line station, Canada Place exit.Full fee £99.00 Senior fee £79.00 Concession £64.00 - Two levels of South London: Dulwich and Crystal PalaceCourse start date: Tue 14 May 2024
Location on this date: Off Site
Tutors: Richard WatkinsFull fee £99.00 Senior fee £79.00 Concession £64.00 - The lost town of Lundenwic: mid-Saxon London 600-900 CECourse start date: Sat 8 Jun 2024
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Stuart BrookesLook at the least known episodes in London's history, Lundenwic (AD 600-900) and Lundenburh (AD 900-1000).
Includes an introductory lecture and guided walk. - London's East End in fact and fictionCourse start date: Sat 15 Jun 2024
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Sarah WiseCovering the early 19th century to the early 20th century, we will examine the history of the East End, and we will analyse how it was portrayed in works of fiction. - Medieval London 1000-1350: the archaeology of a capital cityCourse start date: Sat 6 Jul 2024
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Stuart BrookesThis one day course looks at a period that fundamentally shaped London as a city, from the laying out of a new town within the old Roman city wall to the rapid growth of the 11—13th centuries.
Includes an introductory lecture and guided walk.Full fee £69.00 - Dickens' London
Course start date: Wed 10 Jul 2024Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Molly Rumbelow - The Dreyfus Affair and its legacyCourse start date: Wed 15 Nov 2023
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Sebastien ArdouinMiscarriage of justice, anti-Semitism, reason of state and ultimately triumph of justice. There is more to the Dreyfus Affair though, an event that polarised French society like few before and is at the heart of modern France.
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