History
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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2023 in Review
<p>There are several complex questions emerging as part of any review of 2023. Some of the questions are difficult to answer but worth discussing. They include considerations about foreign and
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Saracens and Crusaders - Villains and Victims
<p>It was a war to wrest the Holy Land from the infidels. But who were the real heroes and villains? A crusade is a jihad by another name and they are both driven by ideology and scant regard for the
...Saracens and Crusaders - Villains and Victims
<p>It was a war to wrest the Holy Land from the infidels. But who were the real heroes and villains? A crusade is a jihad by another name and they are both driven by ideology and scant regard for the
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The Acropolis
<p>The Acropolis is an ancient citadel encompassing many ancient buildings and which has dominated Athens for millennia with evidence that it existed well before the 5th century BCE. Explore why and
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Surry Hills and Darlinghurst - The Highs and Lows of Sydney
<p>The upper classes are on the high lands and the lower classes live beneath them and the buildings – gaols, courts, police lock-ups, churches, and schools – are there to process the haves and
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The Great Days of Sydney's Department Stores
<p>Before the last war, Christmas was the greatest time of the year for shoppers in Sydney's great department stores – including Anthony Horderns, David Jones, Farmers, Grace Brothers, Mark Foys and
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Australian Silent Films
<p>The first feature film in the world was <em>The Story of the Kelly Gang</em>, produced in Australia in 1906, following on from newsreels at the Melbourne Cup, and the Federation ceremony at
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America's Accidental Presidents
<p>American vice-presidents are generally ‘spouses of convenience’, chosen to court a particular constituency. Historically, eight of them became presidents by default on the death of the sitting
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Historic Old Windsor Road
<p>In 1794 a basic road was established between the Green Hills/Hawkesbury area and Parramatta. Although now a busy thoroughfare, we can still travel this colonial road from Parramatta to Windsor
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The Rum Rebellion
<p>The Rum Rebellion was both dramatic and influential yet it remains curiously low key in public memory. As our only military coup orchestrated by the volatile, brilliant, and opportunistic Macarthur
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Family History - Nuts and Bolts
<p>This course provides a basic introduction to the main primary and secondary sources of information required to build family histories, no matter their country of origin. Whilst only
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