History Courses
Explore the stories, events, and ideas that have shaped our world.
History courses at WEA Sydney explore key events, cultures, and ideas from ancient civilisations to modern Australia and global history. These courses encourage curiosity, critical thinking, and a deeper understanding of how the past continues to influence the present.
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America 250: The United States at a Crossroads
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America 250: The United States at a Crossroads
<p>In 2026, the United States marks 250 years since the Declaration of Independence. This course explores what that anniversary means at a moment of deep division, international uncertainty and
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A Celebration of 400 Years of Women Artists
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A Celebration of 400 Years of Women Artists
<p>In every century there have been outstanding women artists who have achieved a reputation that has tested time and sat well-earned, alongside their male colleagues. Often their life stories are
...Approximately 5 hours
From French Royalty to Empire - Art and decorative elegance from Louis XIV's Versailles to Napoleon
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From French Royalty to Empire - Art and decorative elegance from Louis XIV's Versailles to Napoleon
<p>French monarchs managed their images as carefully as any self-branded celebrity today. How did Louis XIV use the artisans and artists of the day through his patronage to enhance and dazzle his
...Approximately 4 hours
Portraits of Russia: Rublëv, Pushkin, Turgenev, Borodin, Rimsky-Korsakov and Tchaikovsky
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Portraits of Russia: Rublëv, Pushkin, Turgenev, Borodin, Rimsky-Korsakov and Tchaikovsky
<p>This course, focussed on the life and work of some of Russia’s most outstanding personalities, will begin with the work of Andrey Rublëv, Russia’s most famous icon painter, and his circle, and the
...Approximately 6 hours
Portraits of Scandinavia: Norway and Denmark
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Portraits of Scandinavia: Norway and Denmark
<p>The cold lands of the far north have in fact produced inspiring examples of music, drama, art and philosophy to match the best of the more famous cultures of France and Italy. Explore the genius of
...Approximately 6 hours
Bonnie Prince Charlie and the End of the Stuart Dynasty
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Bonnie Prince Charlie and the End of the Stuart Dynasty
<p>The Jacobite rising of 1745 was one of the great dramas of 18th-century Britain. This course explores its background, the fall of the Stuart dynasty, the rise of Hanover and the resistance that
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10 Iconic Dresses that Reshaped Fashion and Society
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10 Iconic Dresses that Reshaped Fashion and Society
<p>Fashion can signal identity, status, rebellion and desire, and certain garments come to define an era. In this course, you’ll explore ten iconic dresses that shocked, influenced or reshaped fashion
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10 Iconic Dresses that Reshaped Fashion and Society
<p>Fashion can signal identity, status, rebellion and desire, and certain garments come to define an era. In this course, you’ll explore ten iconic dresses that shocked, influenced or reshaped fashion
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Assisi and Francis
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Assisi and Francis
<p>Assisi is inseparable from the life and legacy of St Francis. This course explores the town, its churches and landscapes as a way into Francis’s vision of humility, simplicity and kinship with the
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Liverpool Pioneer Memorial Park: Stories from the Cemetery
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Liverpool Pioneer Memorial Park: Stories from the Cemetery
<p>Beneath the quiet ground of Liverpool Pioneer Memorial Park lie the stories of people who helped shape New South Wales. This guided course uncovers dramatic, moving and sometimes surprising lives
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Great Battles of Modern History: Dien Bien Phu (1954)
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Great Battles of Modern History: Dien Bien Phu (1954)
<p>Explore one of the most decisive battles of the 20th century: the Battle of Dien Bien Phu in 1954. This course examines how Vietnamese forces defeated the French and transformed regional history.
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Great Battles of Modern History: Dien Bien Phu (1954)
<p>Explore one of the most decisive battles of the 20th century: the Battle of Dien Bien Phu in 1954. This course examines how Vietnamese forces defeated the French and transformed regional history.
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