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Explore and learn about the ancient, medieval and immediate past from saints to dictators, palaces to prisons, wars to worship and myths to facts. Come and explore the history of the peoples of planet earth with WEA Sydney's professional and friendly tutors.


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$124 Limited inc GST / $112

Lost in the Labyrinth

<p>Follow the trail of the amazing labyrinth – a path leading back to 3000BC. Invoking the myths of Theseus and the Minotaur in Bronze Age Crete, the mysterious maze has travelled as far east as India

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$124 Limited inc GST / $112

King/Queen Makers

<p>Kingmakers are often described as "Machiavellian" or "Svengali like", Dougie Smith is feared as a mysterious backroom "Tory Fixer"” in the UK in recent years but we hear very little about him.

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$34 Limited inc GST / $31

A Night in the Garden

<p>Former President Donald Trump held an election rally at Madison Square Garden on 27th October 2024. Several commentators and news outlets commented on its similarities with the “Night at the Garden

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$44 Limited inc GST / $40

Time Travellers and Treasure Hunters

<p>Archaeologists have an insatiable curiosity. They have uncovered art objects, bodies, weapons, inscriptions and remnants of buildings from earlier empires. As students of history we continue to be

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$163 Limited inc GST / $147

The Byzantine Empire

<p>When the Roman Empire collapsed in the 5th Century at the hands of the barbarians, the Eastern part, based in Constantinople, continued on as the Byzantine Empire. A Christian Empire, it played a

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The Byzantine Empire

<p>When the Roman Empire collapsed in the 5th Century at the hands of the barbarians, the Eastern part, based in Constantinople, continued on as the Byzantine Empire. A Christian Empire, it played a

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$124 Limited inc GST / $112

Bob Menzies' Prime Ministership

<p>Following the Second World War, Australians began to tire of austerity and rationing, wanting some reward for the privations of six years of war. There was a struggle being carried out in the

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Bob Menzies' Prime Ministership

<p>Following the Second World War, Australians began to tire of austerity and rationing, wanting some reward for the privations of six years of war. There was a struggle being carried out in the

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$130 Limited inc GST / $116

Take Me to the River - Windsor History Walk

<p>This is a five-hour walk starting and ending at Windsor railway station. Settlement along Dyarubbin / Hawkesbury River saw the best and worst in survival behaviour. The walk takes in the cemetery

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$44 Limited inc GST / $40

Exploring Historic Melbourne

<p>When John Batman reputedly said in 1835, "This is a place for a village", he probably did not envisage the exciting and marvellous city that has grown out of his village. We explore the Golden Mile

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$44 Limited inc GST / $40

Backroads of Britain - Northern Ireland and Titanic Belfast

<p>Northern Ireland has many scenic and historic sites. We take the Causeway Coastal Route from Belfast to the Giant’s Causeway before arriving in the village of Rosbeg and Glencolmcille Folk Village.

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$54 Limited inc GST / $49

Sydney's Historic Harbour - Sydney Cove

<p>Sydney’s historic harbour offers us great opportunities for exploring our colonial heritage. Although Cook recorded the existence of the port in 1770, it was Arthur Phillip who explored the harbour

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