Past programmes

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