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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.
The Throckmortons of Coughton Court: A Family on the Knife-edge of History
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The Throckmortons of Coughton Court: A Family on the Knife-edge of History
<p>The Throckmortons were a powerful Catholic family navigating the dangers of Tudor England. This course explores their rise from minor gentry to the heart of political intrigue, and the risks they
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Women in the Shadow
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Women in the Shadow
<p>We will dig deep to discover the army of women who were busy working in the shadow, while men happily bathed in the spotlight. Each week of this course will be devoted to a different area of study
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Battles that Changed the World
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Battles that Changed the World
<p>While wars are long and complex, some battles stand out for their lasting impact. This course examines a small number of decisive engagements that profoundly changed the course of history. From
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The Apollo 13 Emergency of 1970
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The Apollo 13 Emergency of 1970
<p>Examine the events of the Apollo 13 emergency of 1970, when the NASA spacecraft, bound for the moon, was crippled by an explosion in the ship’s Support Module oxygen tanks. The lives of three
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Chinese Reformers for the Rise of Modern Statehood: 1777 to the Present
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The Most Dysfunctional Family in History
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The Most Dysfunctional Family in History
<p>From Caesar’s rise in 49 BC to Nero’s death in 68 AD the Julio-Claudian family ruled Rome and expanded the Empire. However, the family itself was utterly dysfunctional, murdering each other,
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