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I first ran this course at Crayford Manor in January 2003 but the latest manifestation was on Saturday 14th March 2020 at the City Lit just before the great lockdown. Following the attempt by James II to re-establish Catholicism in Britain his daughter and son-in-law were invited to oust him to protect the Protestant church.… Read more »
- Posted on: April 22, 2020
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This tag: Women’s history
The Lives and Importance of women in Republican and Imperial Ancient Rome and Roman Britain including the importance of the worship of goddesses. This course was run at the City Lit and British Museum on Saturday 2nd March 2019. It covered the contrasting roles of women in different parts of Roman society in the Republic… Read more »
- Posted on: March 16, 2020
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- Also tagged Ancient History, Ancient Rome, Art History, British Museum, Etruscans, European History, In Our Time, Melvyn Bragg, Melvyn Bragg's In Our Time, Women's history
This tag: Women’s history
These tours of the British Museum last 90 minutes and take in up to 15 highlights from the museum’s vast collection. They are at 11:30 am and 2:00 pm on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays. The tours cover both main floors of the museum plus some of the side rooms and examine objects from Africa, Europe,… Read more »
- Posted on: March 1, 2020
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