2026 Autumn Programme – Some More World History
The 2026 Autmn programme is summarised below. Full details can be found in the Downloads page. This year’s fascinating journey through time takes in Spain, America, world economic history, British India and colonial-era Africa.
£10 per lecture, payable at the door or £70 for the full course.
| 5th October | The Spanish Labyrinth I: From Civil War & Francoism 1936-1975 |
| 12th October | The Spanish Labyrinth 2: Transition, Democracy & Monarchy 1975-2022 |
| 19th October | The Trump Administration: something different or More of the Same? 1. From Settler Colonisation and Slavery to keeping the world safe for Democracy |
| 26th October | The Trump Administration: something different or More of the Same? 2. From the Cold War to the War on Terror |
| 2nd November | Stabilising the level of Economic Activity, 1930’s to the present 1. Keynes and Keynesianism –Pre WW2 to 1960’s |
| 9th November | Stabilising the level of Economic Activity, 1930’s to the present 2. Monetarism and After – 1970’s to 2010’s |
| 16th November | The Rise and Fall of the East India Company |
| 23rd November | The British Raj and its Undoing |
| 30th November | The Decolonization of Africa: Success, Disappointment, and Hope |
| 7th December | The End of Empire in the Sahara: The Tragedy of the Commons? |
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