Lionheart and Lackland – the reigns of King Richard and King John
In this course we will explore the reigns of the Plantagenet kings Richard and John. The course will cover the Third Crusade, the Angevin wars with France, the First Barons War and Magna Carta. Over six weeks we will consider … More details …
Be Still My Beating Heart: Unenviable Proposals in Fiction
Unfortunately this course will not be running. We hope to re-schedule it for the Autumn. This study day will look at marriage proposals across a range of nineteenth-century fiction. Whilst there will be a light-hearted consideration of the many unenviable … More details …
The Art of Cornwall – St Ives
This course is now fully booked. Please contact us if you would like to be placed on the waiting list for any cancellations. This day-school will examine how the evolution of modern painting gained momentum during the middle of the … More details …
Tite Street – Whistler, Wilde and Sargent
When Oscar Wilde saw Ellen Terry step out of a carriage in Tite Street dressed as Lady Macbeth (she was sitting for John Singer Sargent), he called it a street “full of wonderful possibilities.” Whistler, who lived just down the … More details …
Discussing Chekhov: Three short stories from the greatest writer of short stories
We’ll be using three stories to think about why Chekhov has been revered by so many western short story writers for such a long period of time. How do descriptions of late nineteenth century Russia fit into the twenty-first century? … More details …