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Intermediate Latin
Did you know that learning Latin can enrich your knowledge in all sorts of other areas? Far from being 鈥渄ead鈥, Latin is all around us. This intermediate Latin course can give you essential background knowledge to understand terminology in law, medicine, family history, and many other subjects.
Latin has hundreds of applications in contemporary contexts. This course is ideal for you if you鈥檙e interested in learning Latin, or gaining general knowledge to help you learn modern languages or other disciplines.
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Dates:Thu 06/03/2025 -
Thu 03/07/2025Times:9:30am - 11:30amDuration:15 sessionsLocation:OnlineTutor:Penelope FewsterCourse code:Q00018008How you'll learn:OnlineAvailability:10+ places remainingStatus:AvailableFee rangeFree to 拢111.00
Foreign Languages: Reading Latin Advanced
Would you like to take your Latin to AS level and develop your ability to read and enjoy Latin literature? You will use the Latin you have already learnt to translate, discuss and analyse original Latin literature, both verse and prose. Through online activities such as quizzes and assignments and group work in the online sessions, you will discover the enduring fascination and importance of some of the greatest literature ever written whilst consolidating and extending your knowledge and understanding of Latin grammar.
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Dates:Thu 06/03/2025 -
Thu 03/07/2025Times:12:00pm - 2:00pmDuration:15 sessionsLocation:OnlineTutor:Penelope FewsterCourse code:Q00018012How you'll learn:OnlineAvailability:10+ places remainingStatus:AvailableFee rangeFree to 拢111.00
Foreign Languages: Reading Latin Intermediate
Would you like to further develop your ability to read and enjoy Latin literature? You will use the Latin you have already learnt to translate, discuss and analyse original Latin literature, both verse and prose. In this intermediate level group you will develop more independence in translation through a mixture of immersive learning through reading Latin and analytical work in consolidating and extending your understanding of the Latin language. Lively discussion and exercises as part of a supportive group in the online sessions will be backed up by plentiful opportunities to work independently between sessions with a range of quizzes and assignments.
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Dates:Fri 07/03/2025 -
Fri 04/07/2025Times:12:00pm - 2:00pmDuration:15 sessionsLocation:OnlineTutor:Penelope FewsterCourse code:Q00018014How you'll learn:OnlineAvailability:10+ places remainingStatus:AvailableFee rangeFree to 拢111.00
Art Appreciation: William Blake and Samuel Palmer
William Blake (1757 鈥 1827) is simply the greatest poet/pictorial artist Britain has ever seen! His themes are universal and his demand that society recognise the folly and inhumanity that prevailed unfortunately is still relevant. Moulded by the radicalisation of the English Civil War, his words and images are a call to arms to stand up for the vision that Britan could be if the shackles of convention were broken.
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Dates:Sat 08/03/2025 -
Sat 08/03/2025Times:2:00pm - 4:30pmDuration:1 sessionsLocation:The Minster (Grimsby)
St James Square
Grimsby
DN31 1EPTutor:Tim StimsonCourse code:Q00017918How you'll learn:In venueAvailability:10+ places remainingStatus:AvailableFee rangeFree to 拢15.00
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Duration:12 monthsFee:拢15
History: The People of Berkhamsted Castle 1066 - 1547
This is a course about people and their relationship to the Motte and Bailey castle in Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire. Some of them have names, and their stories are well documented; others are anonymous and left no mark on the written record on the fortress that was Berkhamsted Castle, but their legacy lives on the physical remains of the castle. It is the story of five centuries of powerful men and women: Kings, Queens, and members of the Blood Royal. There is rivalry, controversy, tragedy, brutal murder, destruction, invasion and tender affection. The constant is Berkhamsted Castle, the stone motte and bailey structure dating from a time after the Norman Conquest that has been the witness to these events that shaped our national past
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Dates:Mon 17/03/2025 -
Mon 17/03/2025Times:10:30am - 12:30pmDuration:1 sessionsLocation:Friends Meeting House (Berkhamsted)
289 High Street
Berkhamsted
HP4 1AJTutor:Michael LongCourse code:Q00017702How you'll learn:In venueAvailability:10+ places remainingStatus:AvailableFee rangeFree to 拢8.40
History: 350th Anniversary of the Royal Observatory
This Saturday Lecture traces the creation and development of the Royal Observatory at Greenwich through its long and eventful existence. We consider why the Observatory came into existence, what contributions it has made both in terms of scientific knowledge and in the history of our island nation and why it continues to hold a fascination for people. We will explore the advances in navigation, cartography and timekeeping made under the Observatory鈥檚 direction and consider some of the great personalities associated with it, John Flamsteed and John Harrison among them. Finally, we will consider the Observatory as it appears in Cultural History and reflect on its current incarnation.
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Dates:Sat 05/04/2025 -
Sat 05/04/2025Times:2:00pm - 4:00pmDuration:1 sessionsLocation:St John's United Reform Church Orpington
Lynwood Grove
Orpington
BR6 0BGTutor:Laurie JohnstonCourse code:Q00017696How you'll learn:In venueAvailability:10+ places remainingStatus:AvailableFee rangeFree to 拢16.80
History: Women, Queenship and Power in Medieval England
In this talk, we will explore attitudes towards women in the Middle Ages, especially to women as rulers. In the Middle Ages, just one woman 鈥 the Empress Matilda, daughter of King Henry I 鈥 inherited a claim to the English throne. Yet, on her father鈥檚 death, her cousin, Stephen, seized control of England, so that Matilda was never crowned as queen. For many medieval people, the idea of a woman ruling in her own right was foreign to contemporary minds. We will look at why this was and why queens consort, such as Matilda of Boulogne, King Stephen鈥檚 wife, and Eleanor of Aquitaine, King Henry II鈥檚 wife, represented more acceptable (if still occasionally controversial) figures of female political power.
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Dates:Sat 05/04/2025 -
Sat 05/04/2025Times:2:00pm - 4:30pmDuration:1 sessionsLocation:The Minster (Grimsby)
St James Square
Grimsby
DN31 1EPTutor:Guest SpeakerCourse code:Q00017922How you'll learn:In venueAvailability:10+ places remainingStatus:AvailableFee rangeFree to 拢15.00
Art Appreciation: Hilma af Klint: Swedish painter, spiritualist and pioneer of abstract art
The emergence of abstract art in the early 20th century was a revolution. When looking into its very beginnings the names of Kandinsky, Malevich, and Mondrian come to mind. But in the 1980s, the world discovered the abstract paintings made by a Swedish artist, as early as 1907. Should her many abstract paintings encourage us to rewrite the history of abstract art, or can her work and experiments be seen as marginal because of her intense spiritualism? Why did her works come to our attention so late? This is a thought-provoking case, and a great story!
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Dates:Mon 07/04/2025 -
Mon 07/04/2025Times:10:00am - 1:00pmDuration:1 sessionsLocation:OnlineTutor:Caroline LevisseCourse code:Q00019199How you'll learn:OnlineAvailability:10+ places remainingStatus:AvailableFee rangeFree to 拢11.10
Art Appreciation: The Unique Architecture of Antoni Gaud铆
Gaud铆鈥檚 works in Catalonia are world-famous. Barcelona鈥檚 Sagrada Familia and the Park G眉ell come to mind as two favourite spots. In this session, you will learn about the life of Catalan architect Antoni Gaud铆 (1862-1926) and discover his main creations. We will study the well-known works, but also lesser-known ones, such as Casa Vincens and 鈥淓l Capricho鈥. This will be a session filled with bright colours and exuberant shapes, as well as with interesting history as we connect Gaud铆鈥檚 unique style to its cultural context.
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Dates:Wed 09/04/2025 -
Wed 09/04/2025Times:10:00am - 1:00pmDuration:1 sessionsLocation:OnlineTutor:Caroline LevisseCourse code:Q00019196How you'll learn:OnlineAvailability:10+ places remainingStatus:AvailableFee rangeFree to 拢11.10
History: History of Ideas: The Big Questions Part 2
One of the most fascinating aspects of the history of ideas is learning how ideas have a life of their own, influencing society and culture through successive generations in different ways. In this 6-week course we鈥檒l focus on a different important and influential question each week. We cover philosophy, literature, science and history. We鈥檒l read and discuss selected extracts which will be circulated beforehand. The course covers a sweep of over 2000 years, from the ancient Greeks to modern times.
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Dates:Tue 22/04/2025 -
Tue 27/05/2025Times:10:30am - 12:30pmDuration:6 sessionsLocation:Enfield Baptist Church (Enfield) (Enfiel
Cecil Road
Enfield
EN2 6TGTutor:Brandon RobshawCourse code:Q00017976How you'll learn:In venueAvailability:10+ places remainingStatus:AvailableFee rangeFree to 拢72.00