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- Historical memory in UkraineCourse start date: Sat 1 Nov 2025
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Olivia DurandExplore how Ukraine’s past is remembered and contested. This study day examines key historical events and symbols—including the Cossacks, the Holodomor Famine, and Chernobyl—and how memory shapes Ukrainian identity, politics, and global narratives in the 21st century.Full fee £59.00 Senior fee £47.00 Concession £38.00 - Bodysnatching & Anatomy in London, c.1780-c.1845Course start date: Sat 1 Nov 2025
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Sarah WiseJoin Sarah Wise to explore the clandestine world of 'resurrection men,' the bodysnatchers who supplied human bodies to anatomy schools and the impact of the 1832 Anatomy Act on the trade.Full fee £69.00 Senior fee £55.00 Concession £45.00 - Cradles of Civilisation: The Babylonians (with British Museum Visit)Course start date: Mon 3 Nov 2025
Location on this date: Blended (learn both online and in-person)
Tutors: Hugo CookJoin us to to explore the history of the Babylonians, one of the most famous and influential civilisations of all time.Full fee £139.00 Senior fee £111.00 Concession £90.00 - Hidden Histories of World War 1Course start date: Mon 3 Nov 2025
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Maisa Edwards, Sunday Abraham Ogunode, Dafydd Townley, Ketan VariaDiscover the lesser-known histories of World War One on this 6-week, co-taught course, from the role played by Africans to the declaration of war by Brazil and the significant role played by soldiers from the Indian subcontinent.Full fee £149.00 Senior fee £149.00 Concession £97.00 - Global encounters: meet the MongolsCourse start date: Mon 3 Nov 2025
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Vanessa KingAt its height the Mongol empire stretched from the Sea of Japan to eastern Europe. We explore how the Mongols interacted with the nations they conquered.Full fee £169.00 Senior fee £135.00 Concession £110.00 - Al-Andalus: A History of Muslim SpainCourse start date: Tue 4 Nov 2025
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Michael SchraerThis course explores almost 800 years of Muslim Spain, its origins, history and legacy. Tutor: Michael Schraer.Full fee £119.00 Senior fee £95.00 Concession £77.00 - Global Encounters: The Later Crusades, 1209-1500Course start date: Tue 4 Nov 2025
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Vanessa KingThe loss of Jerusalem saw a shift in Crusading strategy. Going on crusade became a seasonal event, first against the Cathars in France and then with the Knights Hospitaller against pagans in the Baltic.Full fee £179.00 Senior fee £143.00 Concession £116.00 - The Heart of the City of LondonCourse start date: Tue 4 Nov 2025
Location on this date: Off Site
Tutors: Richard WatkinsOver four walks, we take in some great City of London’s history: its trade along Cheapside and amazing growth; its City Livery Company system and Halls; then how it dramatically burnt down; and how it massively changed in the nineteenth century in ways little thought about today.Full fee £139.00 Senior fee £111.00 Concession £90.00 - The United and Disunited States of America 1776-1865Course start date: Wed 5 Nov 2025
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Dafydd TownleyThis interactive lecture outline course explores the political, social, and cultural development of the United States from independence to the end of the civil war.Full fee £179.00 Senior fee £179.00 Concession £116.00 - The life and times of King Charles ICourse 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 Mamluks (1250-1517) and the endless war against the Crusaders in the Holy LandCourse start date: Fri 7 Nov 2025
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Roberta MarinThis course will trace the political history of the Mamluks, from humble beginnings to the golden age of the sultanate. Special attention will be dedicated to their role as fierce opponents of the Crusaders.
Full fee £49.00 Senior fee £39.00 Concession £32.00 - The Winter of Discontent 1978-79: myth and realityCourse start date: Sat 8 Nov 2025
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: David IngledewThe course examines the causes, events, consequences and significance of the widespread industrial action that occurred across Britain during the final months of Callaghan’s Labour Government from October 1978 to March 1979.Full fee £69.00 Senior fee £55.00 Concession £45.00 - Taster: What is history? Who is it for?
Course start date: Fri 14 Nov 2025Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Martin JorgensenJoin this session to discuss history, what it is, what it allows us to do and how we can all use it for excitement, learn new things and expand horisons! History is much more than you think!Full fee £19.00 Senior fee £15.00 Concession £12.00 - Metternich, Bismarck and the changing face of 19th Century EuropeCourse start date: Sat 15 Nov 2025
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Rudolf MuhsThe workshop explores the life and times of two statesmen who, transcending the leadership of their own countries, came to shape the face of Europe in the nineteenth century.Full fee £49.00 Senior fee £39.00 Concession £32.00 - History and memory in the United States of AmericaCourse start date: Sat 15 Nov 2025
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Olivia DurandLearn how history is remembered and contested in the United States of America. This study day examines key historical narratives, monuments, and the role of public memory in nation-building, highlighting debates over race and ethnicity, identity, and representation.Full fee £59.00 Senior fee £47.00 Concession £38.00
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