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History Courses
Explore the stories, events, and ideas that have shaped our world.
History courses at WEA Sydney explore key events, cultures, and ideas from ancient civilisations to modern Australia and global history. These courses encourage curiosity, critical thinking, and a deeper understanding of how the past continues to influence the present.
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Archaeology 102: The Neolithic Revolution from Hunters to Farmers
Archaeology 102: The Neolithic Revolution from Hunters to Farmers
<p>Around 10,000 years ago, human societies began one of the biggest transitions in history. Small, mobile groups gradually settled, cultivated crops, domesticated animals and created the first
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Archaeology 102: The Neolithic Revolution from Hunters to Farmers
<p>Around 10,000 years ago, human societies began one of the biggest transitions in history. Small, mobile groups gradually settled, cultivated crops, domesticated animals and created the first
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Razorhurst: Crime Queens, Razor Gangs and the Underworld
Razorhurst: Crime Queens, Razor Gangs and the Underworld
<p>Enter the violent, colourful world of Razorhurst, where Kate Leigh and Tilly Devine ruled rival criminal empires across Kings Cross, Darlinghurst and Surry Hills. This course brings to life the
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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
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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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Archaeology 101: Unearthing the Past
Archaeology 101: Unearthing the Past
<p>Ever wondered how archaeologists bring the ancient world to light? This introductory session unpacks the methods, tools, and scientific techniques used to excavate, date, and interpret
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Brick Built This City: Shaping Sydney, 1788 to the Present Day
Brick Built This City: Shaping Sydney, 1788 to the Present Day
<p>Explore Sydney’s built environment through one deceptively simple material: brick. This course traces the city’s brick story in a 3 part form, from the earliest colonial buildings of 1788, through
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Four National Parks around Sydney
Four National Parks around Sydney
<p>If you look at a map of South-Eastern NSW, you realise that despite Sydney’s immense sprawl, that we are fortunate to have four large world-renowned national parks ringing the city. In this course
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Arnhem Land: Rock Art, Rainbow Serpent and European Explorers
Arnhem Land: Rock Art, Rainbow Serpent and European Explorers
<p>Immerse yourself in Arnhem Land through a course that brings together Country, rock art, ancestral stories and early colonial history. Beginning at Mount Borradaile, you’ll encounter remarkable art
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Environmentalism in Australia
Environmentalism in Australia
<p>How Australians relate to the environment has changed dramatically over time. This course traces that shift from the colonial British impulse to tame, control and exploit the land towards later
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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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