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History: How we used to Live – Country Houses
This course will give you an outline of the development of country houses from medieval times through to the 20th century. We will look at how these houses were designed and what they were used for, as well as the lifestyles of those living in them, both owners and servants. We will see how the role of the architect developed and how this growing profession influenced, and reacted to, the expectations and demands of their clients. In the 20th century, we will look at the challenges and threats faced by country houses and ask whether country houses can survive in the future.
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Dates:Wed 25/09/2024 -
Wed 16/10/2024Times:2:00pm - 4:00pmDuration:4 sessionsLocation:St Olave's Church Hall (York)
Marygate Lane
York
YO30 7BJTutor:Katherine CroftCourse code:Q00018367How you'll learn:In venueAvailability:10+ places remainingStatus:AvailableFee rangeFree to £33.60
British Novels in the 70s and 80s (Part 1)
This course will consider and analyse the following authors
and their texts. These are:
Magnus - George Mackay Brown.
Border Country - Raymond Williams.
They - Kay Dick.
Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy - John Le Carre.
Waterland - Graham Swift.
These texts will provide a window into the different regions of
Britain during two decades of major change in the social fabric and
political nature of Britain, though several of our texts will trace
these changes back to the earlier part of the twentieth century,
and in doing so, we will encounter themes of identity, class and
the decline of Empire.
There will be much to prompt discussion and challenge our
assumptions.
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Dates:Wed 25/09/2024 -
Wed 04/12/2024Times:2:15pm - 4:15pmDuration:10 sessionsLocation:Rose House (London)
70 Barnes High Street
London
SW13 9LDTutor:Stephen SmithCourse code:Q00017363How you'll learn:In venueAvailability:9 places remainingStatus:AvailableFee rangeFree to £100.00
History: History of Ideas: The Big Questions
One of the most fascinating aspects of the history of ideas is learning how ideas have a life of their own, influencing society and culture through successive generations in different ways. In this 10-week course we’ll focus on an different important and influential question each week. We cover philosophy, literature, science and history. We’ll read and discuss selected extracts which will be circulated beforehand. The course covers a sweep of over 2000 years, from the ancient Greeks to modern times.
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Dates:Thu 26/09/2024 -
Thu 05/12/2024Times:2:00pm - 4:00pmDuration:10 sessionsLocation:The Drive Methodist Church (Redbridge)
Eastern Avenue
Redbridge
IG4 5ABTutor:Brandon RobshawCourse code:Q00017269How you'll learn:In venueAvailability:10+ places remainingStatus:AvailableFee rangeFree to £100.00
History: History: Russia from Stalin to the Collapse of the Soviet Union
It is sometimes said that Lenin drove the Russian
revolution into a cul-de-sac and Stalin then accelerated
into the wall at the far end.
The course will examine the economic, political and
social changes undertaken by Stalin and enforced by the
Great Terror.
We will then consider how far this modernisation of the
economy enabled the USSR to withstand the Nazi
onslaught from 1941 and why the Soviet Union seemed
unreformable under Stalin’s successors.
We will conclude by looking at Gorbachev’s almost total
failure to achieve the objectives he identified and why,
despite that, he was one of the most laudable leaders of
a troubled century in European affairs
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Dates:Thu 26/09/2024 -
Thu 14/11/2024Times:10:30am - 12:30pmDuration:7 sessionsLocation:Caterham Baptist Church (Caterham)
4 Beechwood Road
Caterham
CR3 6NATutor:Julian RobertsCourse code:Q00018091How you'll learn:In venueAvailability:10+ places remainingStatus:AvailableFee rangeFree to £58.80
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Duration:12 monthsFee:£15
History: Life in Regency England
Regency society rakish, raffish but with a fondness for wonderful architecture, or was there more to it than that?
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Dates:Thu 26/09/2024 -
Thu 05/12/2024Times:10:00am - 12:00pmDuration:11 sessionsLocation:Emsworth Community Centre (Emsworth)
Church Path
Emsworth
PO10 7DPTutor:Jennifer GoldsmithCourse code:Q00016940How you'll learn:In venueAvailability:0 places remainingStatus:Waiting listFee rangeFree to £74.00
History: Napoleon: Citizen to Emperor
Explore the rise and fall of Napoleon Bonaparte and the complicated legacy he still holds: villain to some, hero to others, and architect of the French state. This course takes you on a journey through Napoleon’s rapid rise to power, his dramatic military campaigns, and the changes he brought to Europe. We’ll look at his leadership, his impact on society, and the lasting effects of his rule. By examining different perspectives and historical evidence, you’ll get a balanced view of one of history’s most fascinating and controversial figures.
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Dates:Thu 26/09/2024 -
Thu 05/12/2024Times:11:30am - 1:30pmDuration:10 sessionsLocation:Old Town Hall
Whittaker Avenue
Richmond
South West
TW9 1TPTutor:Amy MillerCourse code:Q00017276How you'll learn:In venueAvailability:1 place remainingStatus:AvailableFee rangeFree to £100.00
History: Discovering Victorian Nottingham
During Victorian times Nottingham was transformed from an elegant market town into a major industrial City. Industries like hosiery and Lace needed grand warehouses and offices, streets filled up the central parishes and countless houses soon spread beyond the traditional town boundary. This course will explore this evolution from town to City, discover why and how the urban landscape began to change, consider contrasting communities, including Narrow Marsh and the Park Estate and will pause to highlight characters like the ‘firebrand orator’ Feargus O’Connor who could be assured to rouse the crowds over justice and the right to vote.
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Dates:Thu 26/09/2024 -
Thu 17/10/2024Times:10:00am - 12:00pmDuration:4 sessionsLocation:Nottingham Mechanics (Nottingham)
3 North Sherwood Street
Nottingham
NG1 4EZTutor:Christopher WeirCourse code:Q00016177How you'll learn:In venueAvailability:10+ places remainingStatus:AvailableFee rangeFree to £33.60
Literature: Detective Fiction in Society and Culture
In these lectures Stephen Wilkinson will introduce students to the history of the detective genre and discuss its relationship to the development of capitalism, urbanisation and consumerist commodity culture. Students will be encouraged to read detective fiction as a prism through which societies, their anxieties and underlying psycho-political natures can be understood. Using the examples from the UK, US and Cuba students will gain an insight into the ways in which popular literature gives shape and form to our lives.
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Dates:Thu 26/09/2024 -
Thu 17/10/2024Times:6:30pm - 8:00pmDuration:4 sessionsLocation:OnlineTutor:Guest SpeakerCourse code:Q00017701How you'll learn:OnlineAvailability:9 places remainingStatus:AvailableFee rangeFree to £30.00
Beginners Latin
Latin is more alive than ever. It is often called a “dead” language, yet it is all around us.
This online Latin course is ideal for language and history enthusiasts alike. Whether you are interested in language learning, botany, law, medicine, or even family history, you will find Latin everywhere.
This beginner’s Latin course will teach you the essential grammar and syntax to start reading and understanding Latin. Learn to translate basic sentences into English.
Learning Latin will give you transferable knowledge to apply to any language learning. This fascinating language is considered the blueprint for modern languages. Understand the etymology of various European languages, including French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, and Romanian.
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Dates:Thu 26/09/2024 -
Thu 06/02/2025Times:9:30am - 11:30amDuration:15 sessionsLocation:OnlineTutor:Penelope FewsterCourse code:Q00017596How you'll learn:OnlineAvailability:1 place remainingStatus:AvailableFee rangeFree to £111.00
Foreign Languages: Reading Latin Intermediate
Would you like to further develop your ability to read and enjoy Latin literature? You will use the Latin you have already learnt to translate, discuss and analyse original Latin literature, both verse and prose. In this intermediate level group you will develop more independence in translation through a mixture of immersive learning through reading Latin and analytical work in consolidating and extending your understanding of the Latin language. Lively discussion and exercises as part of a supportive group in the online sessions will be backed up by plentiful opportunities to work independently between sessions with a range of quizzes and assignments.
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Dates:Thu 26/09/2024 -
Thu 06/02/2025Times:12:00pm - 2:00pmDuration:15 sessionsLocation:OnlineTutor:Penelope FewsterCourse code:Q00017597How you'll learn:OnlineAvailability:8 places remainingStatus:AvailableFee rangeFree to £111.00