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A Century of British Spies in Fact and Fiction, 1900-2000

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Sun 11 Aug 2019 to 17 Aug 2019

This course will examine the 20th century history of British espionage, counter-espionage and betrayal through the lenses of both historical research and contemporary spy fiction.

Chaucer's Canterbury Tales: Journeying Onward

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Sun 11 Aug 2019 to 17 Aug 2019

An exploration of Chaucer's most celebrated work, The Canterbury Tales, and its legacy across a range of arts and media and in a rich variety of historical, aesthetic and literary contexts.

Food and Feasting Through the Ages

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Sun 11 Aug 2019 to 17 Aug 2019

From the real paleo diet to modern processed foods, we will explore the changing availability and social roles of food, looking at why we eat what we eat, how this differed in the past, and how this reflects historical change.

In Search of Time: The Art and Science of the Fourth Dimension

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Sun 11 Aug 2019 to 17 Aug 2019

Time: the eternal fascination of artists, physicists, film-makers and writers. We shall explore the manifestations of humankind's engagement with time, from scratches on stone to the Theory of Relativity, from art-house cinema to the metaphysical novel.

Life in Georgian England: Macaronis, Merchants and the Mob

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Sun 11 Aug 2019 to 17 Aug 2019

This course looks at the nature of society in Georgian England and the ways in which it was portrayed, from images of the bustling world of trade and the scandalous delights of the elites, to the perils of poverty and crime in the life of the underclass.

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A Century of British Spies in Fact and Fiction, 1900-2000

Chaucer's Canterbury Tales: Journeying Onward

Food and Feasting Through the Ages

In Search of Time: The Art and Science of the Fourth Dimension

Life in Georgian England: Macaronis, Merchants and the Mob

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The ‘Refugee Penalty’: Researching the Lives of Asylum Migrants to the UK

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A Century of British Spies in Fact and Fiction, 1900-2000

Chaucer's Canterbury Tales: Journeying Onward

Food and Feasting Through the Ages

In Search of Time: The Art and Science of the Fourth Dimension

Life in Georgian England: Macaronis, Merchants and the Mob

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