The second talk focuses on the draconian workhouse system that pre-dates the modern welfare state. For the vulnerable poor the workhouse often became their only means of support. Unemployment, sickness, old age, death of a parent and, for women in particular, the workhouse institution typically caused great hardship and even death in some cases. The […]
History
Women in Port Cities
In the first of two illustrated talks, ‘Working Class History from Below’, the lives of ordinary women who lived in English port cities such as Bristol during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries will be examined. Key issues to be covered are social constraints, political prejudice and economic burdens. Drawing on extraordinary examples, and with an […]
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The Founding Fathers and the Birth of the US Constitution
An overview of the men who fought for independence, led the new nation and drafted the US constitution—1776 to 1812. Enrol online here. Course Dates 2018 – 2019 These courses take place at Stoke Lodge Tuesdays 7pm to 9pm Russell Walker 10 sessions from 25 September £124 / £76 AHFF1 10 sessions from 23 April […]
The Descent to the War Between the States — 1820 to 1865
An overview of the key events, laws, and people in the decades leading to the American Civil War. A look at causes, politics and missed chances that resulted in the bloodiest war in American history, the role slavery played, and its consequences still at play in American life today. Enrol online here. Course Dates 2018 […]
The Later Stuarts, 1660-1714
So much begins in this period- Parliamentary government, modern banking, the British Empire- but it is also an era of great poetry, theatre and architecture. We explore all these aspects and more. Visit the tutor’s profile Enrol online here. Course Dates 2018 – 2019 These courses take place at Stoke Lodge Mondays 7pm to 9pm […]
Early Georgian England, 1714-1760
We explore these crucial years, in which hard won peace and stability triumphed over Jacobite and French threats, Pope and Gray wrote their greatest poetry, and England acquired dominion over Canada and India. Visit the tutor’s profile Enrol online here. Course Dates 2018 – 2019 These courses take place at Stoke Lodge Mondays 7pm to […]
British Political Mavericks, 1660-2018
From Lord Shaftesbury in the C17 to Nye Bevan and Enoch Powell, we look at famous figures who have challenged the political establishment. Some are Right-wing, some Left-wing, others harder to categorise. All are fascinating. Visit the tutor’s profile Enrol online here. Course Dates 2018 – 2019 These courses take place at Stoke Lodge Tuesdays […]
Politics in Historical Perspective
Few of today’s political issues are wholly new. We look at questions like Northern Ireland, devolution, EU membership and many others, adopting a historical perspective going back two or three hundred years, or even longer. Visit the tutor’s profile Enrol online here. Course Dates 2018 – 2019 These courses take place at Stoke Lodge Tuesdays […]
They Made History: Great Historians and their Works
History is not set in stone. Much depends on the men and women who write it, be they Catholics, Protestants or atheists, conservatives, liberals or socialists. Gibbon, Macaulay and AJP Taylor come under scrutiny, with many others less well known. Visit the tutor’s profile Enrol online here. Course Dates 2018 – 2019 These courses take […]
British Prime Ministers from Pitt to Palmerston, 1784-1865
We get to know the men who governed the nation in peace and war during eighty turbulent years: how they rose and fell, their public deeds and their- sometimes colourful – private lives. Visit the tutor’s profile Enrol online here. Course Dates 2018 – 2019 These courses take place at Stoke Lodge Wednesdays 1.15pm to […]