Subject Areas
History and Archaeology
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The Ancient Egyptian Goddess Isis and her Temple at Philae Thursday 5 September 2019
The goddess Isis is one of the best known of the ancient Egyptian deities, much because of her popularity throughout the Roman Empire. This day course...
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Three Dorset Towns – Lyme Regis, Bridport and Dorchester Tuesday 1 October 2019
A look at three Dorset towns from 1760 – 1930, how they developed in their different ways. Lyme became a seaside resort with fossil hunting becoming...
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Power Houses: Understanding Country Houses Wednesday 2 October 2019
From the Tudor splendour of Montacute to the baroque magnificence of Castle Howard, English country houses are the envy of the world. But their architecture...
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Europe – The Middle Age Saturday 19 October 2019
This dayschool considers the division of Charlemagne’s empire and the gradual evolution of the French kingdom and the Holy Roman Empire. With...
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The Architecture of Finland Friday 1 - Sunday 3 November 2019
Finland has for most of its history been a poor country with a harsh climate. As a result, architecture has always been very important and built with...
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The Medieval Castle Saturday 2 November 2019
Castle design changed through the Middle Ages, usually to meet new threats, and Britain has a superb series of fortifications from Norman earth and...
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Medieval and Tudor History in Film Friday 22 - Sunday 24 November 2019
The film industry is not noted for its ability to do justice to history. This course will look at four films concerned with the medieval and Tudor...
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Europe – The Age of the Crusades Saturday 4 January 2020
The consolidation of Christendom in all but Europe’s extremities and the more recent schism between Rome and the Orthodox church in 1054 led...
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Medieval English Pilgrimages Friday 10 - Sunday 12 January 2020
Before the Reformation, the roads of England were alive with pilgrims travelling to the shrines of the saints, hoping for miracles and revelations....
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Reading Roman Inscriptions Saturday 11 January 2020
The Roman Empire has left us thousands of inscriptions on stone, wood and metal, as well as large numbers of papyrus and parchment documents, especially...
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