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From Martin Luther to John Lewis in 500 years

Take the ultimate grand tour over five centuries and see how events have shaped life today.
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Course Overview

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A Revolution in Religion, Language & National Identity

Part One

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Legacy of the Pilgrim Fathers

Part Two

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Taking the Grand Tour

Part Three

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The Scottish Enlightenment

Part Four

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Political Significance of Peterloo

Part Five

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Crime & Punishment in the 18th & 19th Centuries

Part Six

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Cecil Rhodes - Enigmatic & Misunderstood

Part Seven

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Thomas Lipton - King's Grocer & Team Magnate

Part Eight

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Rise & Demise of the Department Store

Part Nine

Britain Between the Wars

Analyse how angst & uncertainty contrasts with an explosion in adventure music, media and motoring as shadows deepen

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Course Overview

Updated: September 2019

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A Fragile Peace

Part One

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Angst And Impending Catastrophe

Part Two

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Liberation & Licentious Behaviour

Part Three

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Enjoying Comforts Of Home

Part Four

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Class And Discrimination

Part Five

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Masters In Someone Else’s Home

Part Six

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Palaces Of Entertainment

Part Seven

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Spirit of Adventure

Part Eight

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A Journey Through England

Part Nine

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The Rise Of Fascism

Part Ten

Vignettes from British Social History

Unpick seismic changes transforming Britain from the Victorian era to present day and analyse the effects

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Course Overview

Updated: April 2019

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Adult Education

Part One

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Growth & Decline of Cottonopolis

Part Two

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Towards an Immigration Policy

Part Three

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Class in the 18th & 19th Centuries

Part Four

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The Partition of India

Part Five

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The Transport Revolution

Part Six

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Housing Policy after World War I

Part Seven

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The Beveridge Report - from Cradle to Grave

Part Eight

Life in Victorian Britain

Delve into Victorian society in a century of unprecedented change that saw a gradual improvements in living standards for many, but not all.

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Course Overview

Updated: January 2019

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Victoria's Inheritance

Part One

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Transport, Travel & Trade

Part Two

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Working Lives

Part Three

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Home Life & Leisure

Part Four

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Reform, Religion & Rumpy-Pumpy

Part Five

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Beacons of the Future

Part Six

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The World of Empire

Part Seven

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Medicine, Surgery & Psychology

Part Eight

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Better Life For Most

Part Nine

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End Of An Era

Part Ten

Sunset on a Golden Age

Explore legacies from the Victoria era and unpick social, cultural and economic changes in Edwardian Britain to the start of World War 1.

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Course Overview

Updated: January 2019

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Connecting The Victorian Era

Part One

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Spirit of the Age

Part Two

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Colonial Juggernaut

Part Three

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State of the Nation

Part Four

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Time for Action

Part Five

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Pleasure in Abundance

Part Six

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Eavesdropping on the Edwardians

Part Seven

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Read All About It

Part Eight

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The Rise of Worker Militancy

Part Nine

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The Skies Gradually Darken

Part Ten

Solving Super-Fiendish Soduku

This two-part course, held occasionally at Westbourne Library, examines strategies and methods for cracking the hardest puzzles.

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