Courses
World History Courses
Explore global history through key events, cultures and transformations. Understand how societies have influenced one another across time. Ideal for broadening your historical perspective.
How the East India Companies Changed the World
How the East India Companies Changed the World
<p>From the sixteenth century onwards, European trading companies became powerful commercial empires in their own right. Backed by national governments, they established trading networks, colonies and
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A Celebration of 400 Years of Women Artists
A Celebration of 400 Years of Women Artists
<p>In every century there have been outstanding women artists who have achieved a reputation that has tested time and sat well-earned, alongside their male colleagues. Often their life stories are
...Approximately 5 hours
From French Royalty to Empire - Art and decorative elegance from Louis XIV's Versailles to Napoleon
From French Royalty to Empire - Art and decorative elegance from Louis XIV's Versailles to Napoleon
<p>French monarchs managed their images as carefully as any self-branded celebrity today. How did Louis XIV use the artisans and artists of the day through his patronage to enhance and dazzle his
...Approximately 4 hours
Portraits of Russia: Rublëv, Pushkin, Turgenev, Borodin, Rimsky-Korsakov and Tchaikovsky
Portraits of Russia: Rublëv, Pushkin, Turgenev, Borodin, Rimsky-Korsakov and Tchaikovsky
<p>This course, focussed on the life and work of some of Russia’s most outstanding personalities, will begin with the work of Andrey Rublëv, Russia’s most famous icon painter, and his circle, and the
...Approximately 6 hours
Portraits of Scandinavia: Norway and Denmark
Portraits of Scandinavia: Norway and Denmark
<p>The cold lands of the far north have in fact produced inspiring examples of music, drama, art and philosophy to match the best of the more famous cultures of France and Italy. Explore the genius of
...Approximately 6 hours
Unfamiliar Assassinations: History's Overlooked Turning Points
Unfamiliar Assassinations: History's Overlooked Turning Points
<p>While famous assassinations dominate history books, many equally significant political killings remain largely overlooked. This course explores a selection of ancient and modern assassinations,
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Day Walk in Japan: Exploring Shinagawa's Historic Post-town
Day Walk in Japan: Exploring Shinagawa's Historic Post-town
<p>Shinagawa was the first post-town on the great Tōkaidō highway south of Edo, a bustling world of samurai processions, temples, scholars and travellers. Much of it survives, hidden in plain sight.
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Day Walk in Japan: Exploring Shinagawa's Historic Post-town
<p>Shinagawa was the first post-town on the great Tōkaidō highway south of Edo, a bustling world of samurai processions, temples, scholars and travellers. Much of it survives, hidden in plain sight.
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The Assassination of Stepan Bandera
The Assassination of Stepan Bandera
<p>The assassination of Stepan Bandera by a Soviet agent in 1959 is a remarkable story of espionage, nationalism and Cold War politics. This course examines Bandera's role in twentieth-century
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Travel & Coffee - Amsterdam
Travel & Coffee - Amsterdam
<p>Once the Netherlands proclaimed independence from Spain, it was full sailing ahead for the Dutch. The 17th century was Amsterdam's Golden Age. Ships from the city sailed to North America, Indonesia
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Revolutionary Art and Artists: Creativity in Times of Upheaval
Revolutionary Art and Artists: Creativity in Times of Upheaval
<p>It is often assumed that periods of war and revolution destroy artistic creativity. While many artists and collections have indeed been lost during times of upheaval, history also shows that
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