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.
Assisi and Francis
Assisi and Francis
<p>Assisi is inseparable from the life and legacy of St Francis. This course explores the town, its churches and landscapes as a way into Francis’s vision of humility, simplicity and kinship with the
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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
Great Battles of Modern History: Dien Bien Phu (1954)
Great Battles of Modern History: Dien Bien Phu (1954)
<p>Explore one of the most decisive battles of the 20th century: the Battle of Dien Bien Phu in 1954. This course examines how Vietnamese forces defeated the French and transformed regional history.
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Great Battles of Modern History: Dien Bien Phu (1954)
<p>Explore one of the most decisive battles of the 20th century: the Battle of Dien Bien Phu in 1954. This course examines how Vietnamese forces defeated the French and transformed regional history.
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Anne Boleyn: Capturing Her Image
Anne Boleyn: Capturing Her Image
<p>Nearly 500 years after her death, Anne Boleyn still exerts a remarkable hold on the historical imagination. This course explores the long debate over what she truly looked like and why her image
...Anne Boleyn: Capturing Her Image
<p>Nearly 500 years after her death, Anne Boleyn still exerts a remarkable hold on the historical imagination. This course explores the long debate over what she truly looked like and why her image
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The Spanish Civil War: Ideology, the International Brigades, World War II and Beyond
The Spanish Civil War: Ideology, the International Brigades, World War II and Beyond
<p>The Spanish Civil War was far more than a national conflict, it was a testing ground for the ideas and alliances that would soon ignite World War II. This engaging course explores the passions,
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Winston Churchill: The Second World War
Winston Churchill: The Second World War
<p>Winston Churchill's six-volume history of the Second World War remains one of the most influential historical works ever written by a participant in the events it describes. This course explores
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World War One: The Psychologists, Artists and Writers Who Changed Our World
World War One: The Psychologists, Artists and Writers Who Changed Our World
<p>The First World War changed far more than the political map of Europe. It reshaped psychology, medicine, literature and the arts. Beginning with Pat Barker's acclaimed novel Regeneration, this
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