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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The Voyages of the Duyfken
<p>The replica of the Dutch ship Duyfken is now permanently moored at the National Maritime Museum in Darling Harbour. In 1606, the Duyfken commanded by Willem Jansz was the first European ship to
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The Race for Everest
<p>After successful expeditions to the North and South poles, a race began to see who would be the first to reach the summit of Everest, the so-called “third pole”. The story is part boys’ own
...The Race for Everest
<p>After successful expeditions to the North and South poles, a race began to see who would be the first to reach the summit of Everest, the so-called “third pole”. The story is part boys’ own
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Heat, History and Hummus: On the Crusader Trail in the Holy Land
When travelling to the Holy Land on business, the lecturer found themself on a parallel pilgrimage in pursuit of the crusades. They saw more battlefields than balance sheets and swapped franking
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The Twisted Rocks Walking Tour
<p>The Rocks is the oldest neighbourhood in Australia, filled with buildings from 1815 on, all bearing witness to a varied, quirky, story-rich past. Join us exploring these winding paths, discovering
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Medieval Brittany
<p>Brittany: the land of the Bretons, invaded by the Romans, and then the Vikings, it became the Duchy of Brittany. Many famous castles and abbeys, cathedrals and beautiful medieval old towns are
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Persian Fury and Greek Steel - The Persian Wars
<p>Everyone has heard of the battles of Marathon and Thermopylae which were battles in the wars between Greece and Persia in the 5th century BCE. But there was much more to it than this. The Greeks
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Persian Fury and Greek Steel - The Persian Wars
<p>Everyone has heard of the battles of Marathon and Thermopylae which were battles in the wars between Greece and Persia in the 5th century BCE. But there was much more to it than this. The Greeks
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Naming and Shaming - the Politics and the Law
<p>Imagine if you were falsely accused of shoplifting and your friends, family and employer found out about the accusation. Your life would be badly damaged, and for a worse crime, ruined. In
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Key Battles of the Western World and their Impact on Western Civilisation
<p>The lecture aims to analyse not only the background to key strategic battles but also the impact these had on the direction of the structure of Western Civilisation and conversely how outside
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The Old Egyptian Museum
<p>The Egyptian Museum is the largest museum in Africa. Among its masterpieces are Pharaoh Tutankhamun's treasure, including its iconic gold burial mask, widely considered one of the best-known works
...The Old Egyptian Museum
<p>The Egyptian Museum is the largest museum in Africa. Among its masterpieces are Pharaoh Tutankhamun's treasure, including its iconic gold burial mask, widely considered one of the best-known works
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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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