This lecture examines Elizabeth I and how she navigated and manipulated gendered expectations.
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Examine how Harold Wilson and Jim Callaghan set the stage for the 1975 referendum on staying in the EEC.
Why did people volunteer their time to campaign for causes in the first half of the twentieth century? This course looks at initiatives which aimed to relieve suffering during conflicts, alongside activities connected to social causes and community life.
This lecture examines Anna of Denmark, and her impact on politics and the arts.
Examine the decisive vote to remain in the EEC, and the success of the 'yes' campaign.
This lecture examines Henrietta Maria, wife of Charles I, and her political role and patronage of the arts.
This day school will uncover the neglected roles of women and children during the British Civil Wars (1638–1660). Speakers will address how such people participated in these revolutionary events, and in what ways they looked back on them afterwards.
From St Frideswide to Vice Chancellor Irene Tracey, women have always been active in Oxford, even if the University long chose to ignore them. On this walking tour, we’ll uncover the stories of some of Oxford’s most fascinating women.
This series explores America’s War of Independence from 1775-1815, really its first Civil War. It pitched Americans against Americans: Patriots vs Loyalists. This examines perspectives from the victors and the vanquished.
This lecture will explore tradition and Modernism in the 1920s.
This lecture series will explore the art and architecture of the 1920s: the ‘Jazz Age’, which witnessed the earliest flowerings of Modernism. The ‘old’ was swept abruptly aside in favour of the ‘new’ - and the foundations were laid for the world of today.
This lecture will will explore how Modernism came to dominate painting, sculpture, and architecture, and its pioneering artists..