This tag: Greenwich
Life and times of James VII & II Although his reign was one of the shortest in Britain James had a distinguished career before becoming king and an intriguing one in exile. A Catholic convert he was doomed to fail in Protestant Britain. This course was run at the City Lit on Saturday 10th March… Read more »
- Posted on: March 29, 2018
- Featured in History, Kings and Queens
- Also tagged Art History, British Kings and Queens, Catholic History, English Composer, European History, Glorious Revolution, Jacobites, James VII & II, King James II, Melvyn Bragg's In Our Time, Modern history, Purcell, The Churchills, The Stuarts
This tag: Greenwich
Figureheads, Ship Badges and Silverware – Nineteenth Century Classical References in the National Maritime Museum This course was designed to delve into classical myths used in naval related items by examining some of the NMM collection of C19th objects and was run on Sunday 25th February 2018. Following on from the previous course we looked… Read more »
- Posted on: February 24, 2018
- Featured in History, History features
- Also tagged Achilles, Ajax, Ancient History, Ancient Rome, Cleopatra, European History, Greek Gods and Goddesses, Greek Myths, Julius Caesar, National Maritime Museum, Troy
This tag: Greenwich
Life and times of Charles I and Henrietta Maria Charles was never meant to be king but rose to the challenge and he and Henrietta led a glittering court. Sadly they were at odds with Parliament and the people which led to Civil War. This course was run at the Queen’s House Greenwich on Saturday… Read more »
- Posted on: January 20, 2018
- Featured in History, Kings and Queens
- Also tagged Art History, British Kings and Queens, British Museum, English Composer, European History, London History, Melvyn Bragg's In Our Time, Modern history, National Maritime Museum, The Queen's House Greenwich, The Stuarts, Women's history