NEPAL Part One : Better to die, than be a coward The Gurkhas and relationship with EIC, Indian, and British Army 1816- onwards Part Two:...

Russian Civil War and Caucasian bids for freedom The February 1917 Russian Revolution The October 1917 Bolshevik Revolution In The...

The Black Death *The Black Death Philip Ziegler The Black Death Prof Ole Benedictow The Black Death John Hatcher (the...

A very small contribution for Black History Month, and a little late too. Introduction This is the story of Queen Amina of the northern...

SIKKIM Some introductory facts Some old and ancient history Royal Sikkim 1642-1861/1975 British Sikkim 1861-1947 Indian Sikkim 1947/1975...

World War One unsettles the Region Our story begins today in 1908 Now enter Germany, stage left 1914 War comes to The Caucasus 1914,...

Magna Carta British Library Magna Carta David Carpenter Pocket Magna Carta (Text) Bodleian Library Magna Carta JC Holt Magna...

British Imperial Expansion Introduction & Recap The Great Game: Britain v Russia Sikkim and British Tibet: China and Britain 1720...

Russian Ottoman Wars Recap & Intro First conflict 1568-70 18th century: Russian expansionism and Ottoman decline 19th century: France and...

The English Robert Tombs The English Thomas Burke The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle The Anglo-Saxons Marc Morris The...

Early European Travellers, Missionaries, and Explorers: pre 19th Century Short Introduction One who wrote about, but never reached, the...

Russo-Persian Wars in The Caucasus 1651-1828 These recurring wars, fought for control over The Caucasus, led to the rise of Russia in the...

Some Early History: Politics and Religion. Tibet: Buddhism, Fortified Monasteries, Mongols, and much else besides Mughal invasion of...

Some Early History A set of simple overviews, including recap from week 1 The Northern Caucasus ,ie north of the mountains and today 100%...

*The History of Money Jack Weatherford Medici Money Tim Parks **Chronicle of The Abbey of Bury St Edmunds Jocelin of...

One result of being under the weather is enforced leisure time; and that means more television, when reading becomes burdensome. As a...

You will have heard, or be hearing, from Judy that this week's classes I have had to cancel. Jennifer and I have been suffering from this...

You may enrol to attend in person or join by zoom. Tel Box Office on 020 7433 8988 THE HIMALAYAS: A History 'To the rains that cool' A...

TO ENROL TO COME IN PERSON OR JOIN BY ZOOM CONTACT JW3 BOX OFFICE Tel: 020 7433 8988 Synopsis for first meeting Introduction to the...

* The Rise and Fall of The House of Medici by Christopher Hibbert The Medici by Franco Cesati Medici Money by Tim Parks Florence from The...