LITERATURE
SUNDAY LECTURE: NORMAN NICHOLSON: A WRITER FOR OUR TIME
Higham Hall College Bassenthwaite Lake, Cockermouth, Cumbria, United KingdomThe Cumbrian poet Norman Nicholson (1914-1987) lived in Millom all his life, apart from the two-year period he spent as a teenager in a TB Sanatorium in the New Forest.
SUNDAY LECTURE: THE CULINARY CALENDER CUSTOMS OF CUMBRIA
Higham Hall College Bassenthwaite Lake, Cockermouth, Cumbria, United KingdomUntil recently, the working class families of the farming, forestry and mining communities of Lakeland subsisted on a fairly simple diet, largely based on locally grown oats and barley. However,
SUNDAY LECTURE: A Shadow of Magnitude: Black Lives in the English Lake District, 1660–1870
Higham Hall College Bassenthwaite Lake, Cockermouth, Cumbria, United KingdomThis lecture will document and consider the historical presence of people of African ancestry in Cumbria between the seventeenth and nineteenth centuries. Building on the foundational research of regional archivists
ON NOT KNOWING: HOW ARTISTS THINK
Higham Hall College Bassenthwaite Lake, Cockermouth, Cumbria, United KingdomJoin our principal Lizzie to explore contemporary artists' practices from a curator's point of view. I will introduce you to a range of artists' practices and their wider cultural and
OUT OF THE DARK: POETRY PAINT PROCESS
Higham Hall College Bassenthwaite Lake, Cockermouth, Cumbria, United KingdomThis is an experimental creative course aimed at anyone interested in the relationship between words and images. Making the most of the long nights at this time of year, we
FULLY BOOKED: ITALIAN LANGUAGE AND CULTURAL RETREAT
Higham Hall College Bassenthwaite Lake, Cockermouth, Cumbria, United KingdomDo you love Italy? Are you looking to improve your Italian conversation and immerse yourself in Italian culture? Join Antonella in her 2025 retreat at Higham Hall. The retreat will
SHAKESPEARE’S CONTEMPORARIES: THOMAS KYD’S ‘THE SPANISH TRAGEDY’
Higham Hall College Bassenthwaite Lake, Cockermouth, Cumbria, United KingdomWith its angry ghost, villains, tragic heroine, grieving fathers, murders and madness, The Spanish Tragedy was the most popular and well-known revenge tragedy until Hamlet, influencing a whole generation of
SUNDAY LECTURE: THE WORLD OF THEATRE IN SHAKESPEARE’S TIME
Higham Hall College Bassenthwaite Lake, Cockermouth, Cumbria, United KingdomWhat was the theatre world like in Shakespeare’s time? How did this context affect the form and content of his plays and those of his contemporaries? Clare explores the impact
SUNDAY LECTURE: ‘THE WORLD OF THEATRE IN SHAKESPEARE’S TIME’
Higham Hall College Bassenthwaite Lake, Cockermouth, Cumbria, United KingdomWhat was the theatre world like in Shakespeare’s time? How did this context affect the form and content of his plays and those of his contemporaries? Clare explores the impact
PHILOSOPHY AND NATURE: DEEP ECOLOGY
Higham Hall College Bassenthwaite Lake, Cockermouth, Cumbria, United Kingdom“Nature does not hurry, yet everything is accomplished.” — Lao Tzu. This course will take a gently philosophical approach to the relationship between humanity and nature. Exploring the thought-provoking ideas