HUMANITIES
FULLY BOOKED: THE WORLD OF SAMUEL PEPYS AND JOHN EVELYN
Higham Hall College Bassenthwaite Lake, Cockermouth, Cumbria, United KingdomThe diaries of Samuel Pepys (1633-1703) and John Evelyn (1620-1706) provide a unique window onto the social life and turbulent history of 17th century England. We will spend some time
SUNDAY LECTURE: RUSKIN AND THE PRE-RAPHAELITE WOMEN
Higham Hall College Bassenthwaite Lake, Cockermouth, Cumbria, United KingdomJohn Ruskin’s attitude to Pre-Raphaelite women writers and artists reflected an unsympathetic age. The challenges faced by Christina Rossetti, Elizabeth Siddal, Georgiana Burne-Jones, Jane Morris, Evelyn de Morgan and Maria
SUNDAY LECTURE: ‘THE LADY OF THE LAKES’: CLARE ISOBEL FELL AND THE ROLE OF LOCAL SOCIETIES FOR WOMEN WORKING IN PREHISTORIC ARCHAEOLOGY
Higham Hall College Bassenthwaite Lake, Cockermouth, Cumbria, United KingdomNew research is beginning to reveal that women contributed far more to the story of archaeology than previously understood. Traditionally, narrators focussed on centres of academia and used publishing prowess
REPRESENTING DEITIES IN ANCIENT EGYPTIAN ART
Higham Hall College Bassenthwaite Lake, Cockermouth, Cumbria, United KingdomAncient Egyptian gods are immediately recognisable on temple walls and in museum displays. But why did the Egyptians choose their distinctive hybrid human-animals forms, and what was the meaning behind
‘ABSTRACTIONS BASED ON CIRCLES’ BRITISH ROCK ART IN A GLOBAL CONTEXT
Higham Hall College Bassenthwaite Lake, Cockermouth, Cumbria, United KingdomThe landscapes of northern Britain are decorated with an array of symbols carved into stone surfaces over 5000 years ago. In this course we will explore what these intriguing symbols
SECRET SOLWAY (SHORT WALKS)
Higham Hall College Bassenthwaite Lake, Cockermouth, Cumbria, United KingdomTake a journey through time exploring the lesser-known inner Solway estuary coast of both Cumbria and Dumfries & Galloway. This is an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and Special Area
A HISTORY OF NATIONS AND PEOPLES: NORTH AMERICA
Higham Hall College Bassenthwaite Lake, Cockermouth, Cumbria, United KingdomFrom the days of the Pilgrim Fathers to the War of Independence and the settlement of lands west of the Mississippi, the story of the two nations of North America
A HISTORY OF NATIONS AND PEOPLES: GERMANY
Higham Hall College Bassenthwaite Lake, Cockermouth, Cumbria, United KingdomFrom tribal communities opposed by Rome but celebrated by Tacitus, to a confederation of States uniting as a single nation, Germany's story is irrevocably linked to the fate and fortunes
A WELCOME IN THE HILLS: REFUGEES IN CUMBRIA IN THE 1930s
Higham Hall College Bassenthwaite Lake, Cockermouth, Cumbria, United KingdomDuring the 1930s, as today, Cumbria hosted many refugee communities. This course will investigate the stories of refugees who fled fascism in Spain, Czechoslovakia, Germany and Austria and who found
WHAT IS FREEDOM OF THE WILL? DO WE HAVE IT?
Higham Hall College Bassenthwaite Lake, Cockermouth, Cumbria, United KingdomMost people believe that they have freedom of the will. Philosophers, however, disagree over whether or not this belief is correct. In this short course, we will consider religious, scientific, ethical