History
Explore and learn about the ancient, medieval and immediate past from saints to dictators, palaces to prisons, wars to worship and myths to facts. Come and explore the history of the peoples of planet earth with WEA Sydney's professional and friendly tutors.
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Art and Science in Sixteenth Century Italy
<p>Follow the evolution of the study of anatomy, from its origins in classical antiquity, to its artistic flourishing in the workshops of leading sixteenth century Italian painters and sculptures. We
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Take Me To The River - Windsor History Walk
<p>This is a five-hour walk starting and ending at Windsor railway station. Settlement along Dyarubbin / Hawkesbury River saw the best and worst in survival behaviour. The walk takes in the cemetery
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Jordan from Ancient Times to the 21st Century
<p>Modern Jordan has chartered a relatively peaceful path through the minefield that has been the Middle East in the 20th and 21st centuries. It has been central to Ottoman rule, the events and
...Jordan from Ancient Times to the 21st Century
<p>Modern Jordan has chartered a relatively peaceful path through the minefield that has been the Middle East in the 20th and 21st centuries. It has been central to Ottoman rule, the events and
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This is Who We Are - Australian Novels 1900-1939
<p>The novels that were written in the early 20th century matched the vigour and freshness of earlier fiction with greater skill resulting in many books that have held their place as memorable
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This is Who We Are - Australian Novels 1900-1939
<p>The novels that were written in the early 20th century matched the vigour and freshness of earlier fiction with greater skill resulting in many books that have held their place as memorable
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More Disturbing Episodes in Australian History
<p>Disturbing episodes in the history of any nation offer significant challenges to the power brokers, policy makers and citizens of the times. Sometimes nations heed valuable lessons from these
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Understanding the differences between Australian and US Political Systems
<p>Australians have mandatory voting. America does not. This course takes you through the differences between our democracies. In many areas Americans are the exact opposite of us. We will drill deep
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Henry Kissinger - Portrait In Power
<p>Kissinger’s name has been synonymous with American foreign policy for over 50 years. He believed in the “American global mission” which involved dominating (perceived) enemies from within and
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Victorian and Federation Sydney - Sydney CBD Walking Tour
<p>The story of the founding of colonial Sydney is well known, but what is less well known is the Victorian and Federation period, where the city we know today really took shape. Between 1850 and 1900
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The Improving Macquaries: Lachlan
<p>This walk will help you re-imagine early nineteenth-century Sydney Town and the task of governing the colony of convicts. Colonel Macquarie had to bring order to a society riven by conflicts. How
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The Colourful Victorians - Art, Design and Jewellery
<p>Our image of the Victorian era is Queen Victoria in black. But the Victorians loved colour – electric purples, green and yellows. A 2024 exhibition at the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford explored this
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The Colourful Victorians - Art, Design and Jewellery
<p>Our image of the Victorian era is Queen Victoria in black. But the Victorians loved colour – electric purples, green and yellows. A 2024 exhibition at the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford explored this
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