European History
Discover great royal dynasties; bloody wars, plague and famine; and the intense periods of political, economic and social upheaval that formed the backdrop to European History from the fall of Rome to the modern day. From Saxon England to Romanov Russia, from Crusades to the Cold War, from the Dark Ages to Enlightenment meet the people who changed the world like Elizabeth I, Christopher Columbus, Hitler, Joan of Arc and Napoleon. European history will fascinate you.
The Colourful Victorians - Art, Design and Jewellery
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<p>Our image of the Victorian era is Queen Victoria in black. But the Victorians loved colour – electric purples, green and yellows. A 2024 exhibition at the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford explored this
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<p>Our image of the Victorian era is Queen Victoria in black. But the Victorians loved colour – electric purples, green and yellows. A 2024 exhibition at the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford explored this
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Queen Elizabeth I - Lessons in Leadership
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<p>Queen Elizabeth I is widely admired as one of the most successful of the English monarchs. By the end of her 45 year reign in 1603, England was a formidable Protestant naval power in Europe. It was
...The Voyages of the Duyfken
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<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
...Medieval Brittany
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<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
...Merkel's Legacy to Germany and Globally - who decides?
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<p>German Chancellor Angela Merkel helped steer the EU through crises for 16 years. Once nicknamed the Queen of Europe, opinions on her legacy are diverse. Crisis manager or visionary? This session
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Fabulous Florentines
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<p>The city state of Florence and its fabulous Florentine artists, writers, sculptors, architects and scientists transformed western civilization in the late mediaeval and early Renaissance periods.
...Art and Science in Sixteenth Century Italy
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<p>Follow the evolution of the study of anatomy, from its origins in classical antiquity, to its artistic flourishing in the workshops of leading sixteenth century Italian painters and sculptures. We
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