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I run a tour at the British Museum inspired by the Olympic Games which covers the origin of the Ancient Olympics and what events were covered in those games. We can discuss how modern games differ from and are similar to their ancient cousins. The tour also covers some of the games not at Olympia… Read more »
- Posted on: July 26, 2019
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- Also tagged Achilles, Ancient Greece, Ancient History, Ancient Olympics, Ancient Rome, Ancient Sport, British Museum, Etruscans, Greek Myths, Olympic Games, Sport History, Troy
This tag: European History
Life and Times of George II What is the course about? George II is perhaps best remembered as the last British monarch to lead his troops into battle and also as the instigator of the custom of standing for the Hallelujah Chorus in Handel’s Messiah. His reign marked the high point of Handel’s career which… Read more »
- Posted on: June 8, 2019
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This tag: European History
This was a one day course originally run at the Queen’s House and National Maritime Museum in Greenwich on 22 July 2017. What is the course about? Ever since the Renaissance artists in Western Europe had been discovering the beauty and majesty of statues and other works of art from the worlds of Ancient Greece… Read more »
- Posted on: May 11, 2019
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- Also tagged Ancient Greece, Ancient History, Ancient Rome, Art in the C17th, Art in the C18th, British Art, British Kings and Queens, British Museum, Enlightenment, Greenwich, Inigo Jones, Joshua Reynolds, National Maritime Museum, Queen's House