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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 Wages of Destruction - Economies of the Main Combatants in WWII

World History... [More]
$124 Limited / $112

<p>For all the reams that have been written on the terrible conflict on WWII, surely the most significant event of the 20th century, the macroeconomic perspective is often overlooked. Learn how

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17 Jun

The Spartans

Ancient History... [More]
$124 Limited / $112

<p>According to myth the Spartans were sown from the teeth of a dragon. Their fearsome reputations revolved around a brutal warrior training which began from birth. The stand of the 300 Spartans

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18 Jun

Mysterious Deaths of World War II

World History... [More]
$89 Limited / $80

<p>There are many tantalising mysteries yet unsolved from World War II. The late queen’s uncle, the dashing Prince George was the first British royal to die “in combat” for 400 years when his flying

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18 Jun

The Twisted Rocks

Historical Walks... [More]
$59 Limited / $53

<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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22 Jun

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The Amazing Bess of Hardwick (1527 - 1608)

World History... [More]
$44 Limited / $40

<p>Bess of Hardwick, or the Countess of Shrewsbury, was born in 1527 to minor gentry. First widowed at 16, she went on to have four husbands and build Chatsworth House. In 1568, Elizabeth I required

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27 Jun
Microsoft Teams
The date for this course has been rescheduled to 27 June by request of the tutor.

Seeker, Sailor, Soldier, Spy - The History of Espionage in Australia

Australian History... [More]
$74 Limited / $67

<p>Whether they were known as spies or not, people were reporting their observations from this land from 1788: to rival European powers on strategic possibilities, to Britain on suspect Europeans, as

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28 Jun

The Declaration of Arbroath - Scotland's 14th Century Freedom Manifesto

World History... [More]
$44 Limited / $40

<p>Written during the Scottish wars of Independence against England, the Declaration of Arbroath is held amongst Scotland’s historical state papers. We examine this remarkable document written to the

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02 Jul
$44 Limited / $40

<p>Written during the Scottish wars of Independence against England, the Declaration of Arbroath is held amongst Scotland’s historical state papers. We examine this remarkable document written to the

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02 Jul

Liverpool - A Colonial Legacy

Historical Walks... [More]
$59 Limited / $53

<p>What do Lachlan Macquarie, Eber Bunker, Francis Greenway, Maria Lock, and Surgeon John White have in common? They have all contributed to making Liverpool an important colonial heritage precinct

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03 Jul

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Walking in the Footsteps of Governor Phillip

Australian History... [More]
$44 Limited / $40

<p>Phillip was a far-sighted governor who soon saw that New South Wales would need a civil administration and a system for emancipating the convicts. We follow his progress from arrival and walk in

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03 Jul

Looting for the Louvre - Bonaparte and French Imperialism

Art Appreciation... [More]
$74 Limited / $67

<p>Napoleon looted art as the booty of conquest. This was justified on the grounds that the confiscated works of art, were themselves being “liberated” into the Enlightenment values of the French

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04 Jul