William Sterling

Head of one of the four horses of the moon goddess Selene from the northern end of the East Pediment of the Parthenon in Athens c. 420 BC, currently in the British Museum. One of the most popular of the so-called Elgin Marbles which Lord Elgin rescued from Athens in the early nineteenth century. The East Pediment showed the birth of Athena as she burst out of the head of her father, Zeus, and the reaction of those who were present. Although all the central figures are long gone at either end are depictions of the sun god Helios rising from the sea with his four horse chariot and the moon goddess Selene returning to the sea with hers showing that Athena was born at dawn. Image © Trustees of the British Museum

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Life and Times of King George I

November 21, 2020 @ 11:00 am - December 5, 2020 @ 1:00 pm

  1. What is the course about?

From being the ruler of an obscure German electorate George I suddenly became king of on the most powerful nations in the world in his fifties. He was never popular in his new kingdom but established a constitutional monarchy which has survived to today.

  1. What topics will we cover?

We will examine George’s German background and experiences as ruler in Hanover, how he succeeded to the throne in the most unlikely manner, his limited knowledge of his new kingdom, his policies, his stormy marriage, unusual mistresses and his love of music, especially that of Handel, the attempts by the Jacobites to oust him and other crises.

  1. By the end of the course you should be able to:

Identify key stages in the history of early Hanoverian England

Demonstrate understanding of the roles of the king and parliament in the C18th

Contribute to discussions on how the insistence of a protestant monarch shaped modern Britaih

Details

Start:
November 21, 2020 @ 11:00 am
End:
December 5, 2020 @ 1:00 pm
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Venue

City Lit via Zoom

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