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- Discover the AssyriansCourse start date: Wed 26 Mar 2025
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Michael BloomfieldThe Neo-Assyrian Empire was one of the most powerful and influential empires of the ancient world. Join us to learn more aboutits history from the early 10th to the close of the 7th century BCE.Full fee £79.00 Senior fee £63.00 Concession £51.00 - Global History Friday Lates: Perfume: A 'Scent-sational' History
Course start date: Fri 28 Mar 2025Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Linsey HunterJoin our Global History Friday Late session to explore history via the evocative sense of smell. This course will explore the practice of improving one’s smell from its ancient origins to modern commercial perfumery.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £19.00 Senior fee £19.00 Concession £12.00 - Given or Taken: African Heritage in European and American MuseumsCourse start date: Sat 29 Mar 2025
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Sunday Abraham OgunodeThe course explores the historical, cultural, ethical, and political dimensions of African artifacts housed in Western institutions.Full fee £69.00 Senior fee £69.00 Concession £45.00 - Combing the Records: A Social History of Hair Course start date: Sat 29 Mar 2025
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Vanessa KingEmbark on a journey from barbarian long-haired kings to hair-raising Georgian wigs and explore the politics of hair before 1800.Full fee £49.00 Senior fee £39.00 Concession £32.00 - 'Your neighbour has flown': The Cambridge spy ringCourse start date: Sat 5 Apr 2025
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Ellen CarpenterOn this weekend workshop we will explore the significance of the Cambridge Spy Ring for British Cold War history. What prompted men like Kim Philby, Guy Burgess, Donald MacLean and the Queen’s art historian Anthony Blunt to betray their country’s secrets to the USSR and what were the repercussions for Britain and the British intelligence services?Full fee £59.00 Senior fee £47.00 Concession £38.00 - Chinese history taster: the Ming (1368-1644) and Qing (1636-1912) Dynasties Course start date: Tue 8 Apr 2025
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Qiuyang ChenTo understand China of our present means understanding China of the past. Why not join PhD Fellow Dylan Wang for a taste of the histories of the Ming and Qing Dynasties from 1368 to the new Republican era in 1912?
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £19.00 Senior fee £15.00 Concession £12.00 - Taster: Black History Month or Black History 365?Course start date: Tue 15 Apr 2025
Location on this date: Online
Join Jamila Thompson in a discussion on the differences, contributions and challenges of Black History Month and Black History 365.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £10.00 Senior fee £8.00 Concession £7.00 - From Colony to Revolution: The History of CubaCourse start date: Tue 22 Apr 2025
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Maisa EdwardsDiscover the rich history of Cuba from its colonial perio through its independence movements, culminating in the Cuban Revolution. Students will explore the key events, actors, and forces that have shaped Cuba, including José Marti, Fidel Castro, the Cuban Missile Crisis and more!
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £119.00 Senior fee £119.00 Concession £77.00 - America and the World 1945-2001 Course start date: Wed 23 Apr 2025
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Dafydd TownleyThis interactive lecture outline course explores American foreign policy during the post-Second World War period of the Twentieth Century.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £169.00 Senior fee £169.00 Concession £110.00 - Modern France: from the Paris Commune to the Vichy Regime Course start date: Thu 24 Apr 2025
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Sebastien ArdouinAfter uncertain beginnings, the Third republic managed to survive numerous crises until the defeat of 1940 sealed its fate. Re(discover) this exciting period, its actors and how their policies shaped modern France.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information. - The Great (European) Powers and the creation of the Middle East, 1914-1948 Course start date: Thu 24 Apr 2025
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Sebastien ArdouinHow and why did the countries of the Middle East emerge, and what were the consequences of that process? What was the role of Britain and France? What impact did the US and the USSR have on the region?
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £289.00 Senior fee £289.00 Concession £188.00 - The French colonial Empire and its demise Course start date: Thu 24 Apr 2025
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Sebastien ArdouinWhy did France acquire a vast colonial empire and how was it run? Why was decolonisation peaceful in some parts while in Indochina and Algeria, independence was only gained after violent wars? What were the consequences of decolonisation?
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £199.00 Senior fee £159.00 Concession £129.00 - Global History Friday Lates: The Medieval Spice Trade Course start date: Fri 25 Apr 2025
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Vanessa KingJoin our Global History Friday Late session to discover how spice became the most valuable trade commodity in the pre-modern world that would ultimately lead to the discovery of America.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £19.00 Senior fee £19.00 Concession £12.00 - Everyday Life in London 1350-1500Course start date: Mon 28 Apr 2025
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Vanessa KingWhere and how did Londoners live? What did they eat and drink? What illnesses did they suffer from, how were they treated and how did they deal with sanitation? These and other questions will be addressed on this course.Full fee £199.00 Senior fee £199.00 Concession £129.00 - US history for beginnersCourse start date: Mon 28 Apr 2025
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Dafydd TownleyThis online course offers a brief examination of, and introduction to, the political, economic, social and cultural aspects of the United States, 1608 - 2001.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £119.00 Senior fee £119.00 Concession £77.00
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