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Purcell’s Dido and Aeneas

Purcell’s Dido and Aeneas – The First English Opera This study was part of a longer course studying the history and culture of the seventeenth century. After studying how Purcell came to write his only true opera and how it fitted in with his other stage works such as King Arthur, and The Fairy Queen… Read more »

Seven Wonders of the Ancient World

This course ran at the City Lit and the British Museum on Saturday 15th October 2016.  I also ran it as a three day course between Saturday 3rd and Saturday 17th November 2018. During the pandemic I ran the course twice online over three evenings: 15th, 22nd and 29th January 2021 and 16th, 23rd and 30th… Read more »

Collectors at the British Museum

This course was due to run at the City Lit but did not take place in the end.  One of the collectors involved was Charles Townley.  Slides below refer to some of his collection in the museum. Townley

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