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- In the footsteps of London's rebelsCourse start date: Tue 9 Sep 2025
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: David RosenbergExplore London's places of protest and discover the stories of radicals, agitators and campaigners who fought for social justice, equal rights and better lives for all from the 1830s to the 1930s.
The first session will be in the classroom at Keeley Street followed by 11 guided walks.Full fee £319.00 Senior fee £255.00 Concession £207.00 - The Great (European) Powers and the Ottoman Empire: the Eastern Question, 1768-1914Course start date: Tue 9 Sep 2025
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Sebastien ArdouinThe decline of the Ottoman Empire shaped the relations with and between the Great Powers, giving birth to new
countries and spheres of influence, the legacy of which is still felt to this day.Full fee £309.00 Senior fee £247.00 Concession £201.00 - Remodelling Europe after the First World War: the fate of the vanquishedCourse start date: Wed 10 Sep 2025
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Sebastien ArdouinThe defeat of Germany, Austria-Hungary, the Ottoman Empire and Bulgaria in 1918 had profound territorial, political and economic consequences on the future of these countries, some of which are still felt today.Full fee £309.00 Senior fee £247.00 Concession £201.00 - Europe in the 1920s: between democracy and authoritarianismCourse start date: Thu 11 Sep 2025
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Sebastien ArdouinThroughout the 1920s, Europe struggled with political and economic (re)construction and stabilisation. If some progress was made in part of the continent, wartime promises of a better and democratic Europe were shattered by the Great Depression.Full fee £309.00 Senior fee £309.00 Concession £201.00 - 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. - The Rise and Fall of Empires Part 2: 1940-1991Course start date: Thu 18 Sep 2025
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Alison ApplebyBoth victorious and defeated powers saw their empires dwindle as a consequences of the Second World War. This course looks at the fall of these empires in the period 1940-1991 and also at how the Cold War led to new spheres of influence and opportunities for domination, and the factors that gave rise to these.Full fee £309.00 Senior fee £247.00 Concession £201.00 - The emergence of Europe 300-1000Course start date: Fri 19 Sep 2025
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Vanessa KingExplore 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 - 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 - The rise and fall of Empires in Modern Times 1885-1940Course start date: Thu 1 May 2025
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Alison ApplebyIn 1885, there were numerous empires, some solely in Europe, others spanning Asia and other parts of the world. Why did some of these empires collapse and others expand as a result of the Great War? N.B. no session on Thursday 29 May 2025.
Full fee £259.00 Senior fee £207.00 Concession £168.00
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