



This table summarises the themes that we have enjoyed over the years and gives you a flavour of what we have learnt since the group started. Each theme consisted of eight or nine individual lectures; all the lectures were delivered by specialists who were experts in their field.
| Theme |
| Some history of empire, immigration and vagrancy |
| Superpowers – from Greece to China |
| Movers and shakers – 1650 to 1850 |
| Democracy and discovery |
| Conflict & democracy – the Middle East and the West |
| World history – the Silk Roads, Ireland and slavery |
| East meets West? |
| World trouble spots – The Balkans, Japan and China |
| Some history of global areas – USA, Brazil, Poland and Ukraine |
| Recent history of medicine, the Middle East and terrorism |
| Some interesting things – history of the Levant, women’s suffrage, cancer, vaccines and more |