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- Global encounters: Europe and Africa, 1300-1600Course start date: Sat 27 Apr 2024
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Vanessa KingExplore European perceptions of Africa and its inhabitants: from misconstrued tales of monstrous races and the legendary Prester John, to the charting of the west coast and rise of the slave trade.Full fee £49.00 Senior fee £39.00 Concession £32.00 - Mews, monuments and museums: exploring SW7Course start date: Sun 28 Apr 2024
Location on this date: Off Site
Tutors: Marilyn GreeneThis circular walk explores the alleys lanes, squares and delightful mews houses and passes a disused tube station in the mainly in the Knightsbridge conservation area and contrasts with the grand museums, institutions and monuments built in South Kensington (Albertopolis) developed with profits of the Great Exhibition held in Hyde Park in 1851.
Meets outside the main entrance to the V&A ends outside the Natural History Museum. Meets outside the main entrance to the V&A ends outside the Natural History Museum.Full fee £19.00 Senior fee £15.00 Concession £12.00 - Discovering Late Imperial China: Ming to Qing, 1500-1800Course start date: Tue 30 Apr 2024
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Qiuyang ChenJourney into the heart of China's transformative era, where dynastic intrigue met daily life's rich fabric. Grasp the complexities of power, ethnic interplay, and innovation in an age of change in Late Imperial China.Full fee £89.00 Senior fee £71.00 Concession £58.00 - A short history of the Indian subcontinent
Course start date: Tue 16 Apr 2024Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Ketan VariaThe India subcontinent is unique in its heritage and history. Join us for a tour of of the period from Pre-Aryans (c5000 BCE) to the start of the Mughal empire.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £89.00 Senior fee £89.00 Concession £89.00 - An introduction to African and diaspora studiesCourse start date: Tue 16 Apr 2024
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Gabriel Olumide ApataThe course explores the many ways by which Africans came to be dispersed across the world and their political, socio-cultural experiences in their new societies.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £99.00 Senior fee £99.00 Concession £64.00 - Empresses and KhatunsCourse start date: Tue 16 Apr 2024
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Vanessa KingTravel across Europe and the Eurasian steppe to compare and contrast the role and status of Greek empresses with Seljuk and Mongolian khatuns.
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 £95.00 Concession £77.00 - A history of global capitalismCourse start date: Wed 17 Apr 2024
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Vina TheodorakopoulouWant to understand the history of global capitalism. Join Dr. Vina Theodorakopoulou to learn about the historical transitions towards what we know as capitalism today – evolution of capital, the role of the state, labour, competition, race, and innovation-automation.Full fee £149.00 Senior fee £119.00 Concession £97.00 - The Caribbean World, 350CE to 1450CECourse start date: Mon 22 Apr 2024
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Terrence MaxwellExplore the vibrant history of the Caribbean from 350CE to 1450CE in this enriching course. Uncover the culture, trade networks, and historical transformations of this captivating region.Full fee £99.00 Senior fee £99.00 Concession £64.00 - Colonial America: European settlement 1560 – 1815Course start date: Wed 24 Apr 2024
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Dafydd TownleyThe online course explores European settlement (British, French, Spanish, Russian, Swedish) of North America. It examines the differences between English colonies; the American Revolution; the formation of the United States; and the War of 1812.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information. - 20th Century Britain: The Thatcher Age 1975-1997Course start date: Wed 24 Apr 2024
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: David FowlerThe fourth in a new cycle of modern British history courses, this course examines the transformative social and cultural change in Britain during the Thatcher Decade; probing how far the Thatcher Governments were responsible for social and cultural change. Or was this largely the work of provincial cultural entrepreneurs like Tony Wilson (“Mr Manchester”)?
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £179.00 Senior fee £179.00 Concession £116.00 - The merry monarch: Charles II & the Restoration eraCourse start date: Thu 25 Apr 2024
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Ellen CarpenterJoin us for a six-week course to explore politics, society, religion and culture during the Stuart Restoration era, with reference to the reign of the ‘Merry Monarch’ Charles II (1660 – 1685) and the succession crisis that followed his death in 1685.Full fee £149.00 Senior fee £149.00 Concession £97.00 - Britain and France in the Hitler yearsCourse start date: Thu 25 Apr 2024
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Alison ApplebyThis course will explore how Britain and France reacted to the rise of Hitler and how the Nazi dictatorship led to strife between former allies, but eventual partnership and triumph.Full fee £239.00 Senior fee £191.00 Concession £155.00 - From the 1880s to the 1930s: how the new East End was born Course start date: Tue 23 Apr 2024
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: David RosenbergIn an area branded 'the hell of poverty', libraries, theatres, art galleries and social housing were established. Workers went on strike and activists campaigned for better lives. Discover this history by taking actual, guided walks through six tumultuous decades of change. The first session is in the classroom at Keeley Street but all other sessions are guided walks. Full details of the meeting places for each walk will be given at the 1st session. 6 guided walks with 2 Zoom sessions. - London 1919-1939
Course start date: Tue 23 Apr 2024Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Mike BerlinExplore in this interactive lecture course how did the 'Roaring 20s' and the Great Depression impact on London? What was the social and economic experience of Londoners as suburbs grew and modern buildings arrived, along with political and financial uncertainty? - Village LondonCourse start date: Wed 24 Apr 2024
Location on this date: Off Site
Tutors: Paul SinclairLondon is made up of a series of villages, each with its own individual characteristics. Explore Shoreditch, Mayfair, Bermondsey, Notting Hill, Clerkenwell, Islington, Harrow on the Hill and Wapping,in 8 guided walks.
First meeting place:meet at Shoreditch High Street station.
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