European History
Discover great royal dynasties; bloody wars, plague and famine; and the intense periods of political, economic and social upheaval that formed the backdrop to European History from the fall of Rome to the modern day. Our high quality courses are led by professional and friendly tutors and offer the chance to meet like-minded people and make new friends.
The Incredible Untold Story of Oleg Gordievsky - Russian and British Spy
Over the thirty years from the fifties to the nineteen eighties Gordiesvky worked for the British as a double agent. He was the most senior Russian KGB agent ever to become a spy for the west and a
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Queens in their Day: Elizabeth I and Grace O'Malley
<p>Grace, the ‘Pirate Queen’ from Connaught, and Elizabeth, the ‘Virgin Queen’ of England were high-profile leaders, one of resistance to English rule in Ireland, the other of insistence on Tudor
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The Greece & Crete Campaign of 1941
<p>The Greece and Crete campaign was one of the seldom mentioned failures of the Second World War. What part did Australia play in this and what was the cost? This course looks at the strategy behind
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Augustan Ireland: From the Georges to the Union 1700 to 1801
<p>A century of peace and economic development followed two violent centuries. New towns, ports and canals sprang up along with magnificent country houses. However, being ‘Anglo-Irish’ did not
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Germany in the Jazz Age: 1918-1930
<p>The new, democratic, Weimar Republic of Germany after World War I was the centre of avant culture in the west. The Jazz Age brought new expressionist art, literature and film. Germany also led
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The British Isles: Invasions that Shaped a Nation
<p>Britain is an immigrant nation. Fear of invasion has dominated British History for over two thousand years. The Roman invasion of 43 AD encountered fierce resistance from the Celts. From the fifth
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Magnificence of the Romanovs
<p>The Romanov Tsars of Russia were central to a Magnificence in Russian Decorative Arts – from Peter the Great to the House of Fabergé. How was Russian design influenced by the style-makers of
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St Patrick and the Cult of Saints
<p>Patrick is the great Saint of the Irish, credited with the conversion of the Pagan Irish to Roman Christianity. Consider the man, the life, his reputed writings, and the times for a view into Early
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The Life of Lenin: 150 Years since His Birth
<p>Explore the astonishing life and career of Vladimir Ilyich Lenin. Born 150 years ago, he founded the Bolshevik tendency which led the October Revolution in 1917. Lenin became the first head of the
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In Search of Alfred the Great: The Warrior King 871-899 AD
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