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U3A in London (Hampstead) - Wednesday European History TalksTimetable updated 19/12/2022 We meet on Wednesday mornings at 11:40 in Room 2.21 in the Old Town Hall.We suggest you bookmark this page which is always up-to-date. Talks are given by Ken Baldry. |
Spring Term 2023 | |
Mar 1st | 94. Suleiman the Magnificent |
Mar 8th | 95. Elizabeth I of England & Philip II of Spain, to the Armada |
Mar 15th | 96. Holy Roman Emperor Ferdinand & France. The Catholic Church & French Wars of Religion with music |
Mar 22th | 97. More about matters Religious. More French Wars, contemporary religious beliefs, science & Titian |
Mar 29nd | 98. Elizabeth I of England & Philip II of Spain, part Two |
Summer Term 2023 | |
Apr 26th | 99. The Baltic & East from the later 16th Century. More Astronomy, Sweden & Poland & Russia's Time of Troubles |
May 3rd | 100. Art in the later 16th Century: Corregio, Anguissola, Fontana, Longhi, Galizia & Caravaggio |
May 10th | 101. The small states of Italy, the Turks after Suleiman |
May 17th | 102. History of Italian Opera. A broad sweep from 1598 to 1985 with plenty of music |
May 24th | 103. The Thirty Years War 1618 - 1648. The run-up in France, Netherlands & Sweden, then, the horror |
May 31st | 104. Early Stuarts in England. Elizabethan Poor Law, James I & IV, Charles I's early reign |
June 7th | 105. Peter Paul Rubens with contemporary music |
June 14th | 106. France & Spain early 17thC |
June 21sth | 107. Points East 17thC. Russia, the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth & Turks |
June 28th | 108. Rembrandt, the greatest painter with contemporary music |
July 5th | 109. England under Charles I. From 1628, through the 11 Years Tyranny to 1642 |
July 12th | 110. Civil War in England. The First War from 1642 to 1646 |
Autumn Term 2023 |
Sep 20th | 111. The English Civil War part 2. The Second War, the trial & execution of Charles I & the war in Ireland |
Sep 27th | 112. Venice and Turks - The protracted war over Crete, other contributors & knock-on effects. |
Oct 4th | 113. England - The Commonwealth and Restoration |
Oct 11th | 114. The Spanish Artists El Greco & Velasquez - El Greco was Greek but worked mainly in Spain. |
Oct 18th | 115. Western Europe 1650-1668 - Mostly France, Spain, the Dutch, Portugal & a bit about England |
Oct 25th | 116. Switzerland from 1291 - 1653 - From the founding of the Eydtgnosschafft to the Hüttwil League. |
Nov 1st | 117. East from 1645, West from 1667 to 1674 & some more art by Vermeer. |
Nov 8th | 118. The Dutch Golden Age - Dutch artists: Hals & Ruysdael, with contemporary music. |
Nov 15th | 119. Scandinavia and England - 1660 -1699 in Scandinavia, King Charles II in England & more Science. |
Nov 22nd | 120. Henry Purcell 1659 - 1695 - The greatest English composer & at that time, the greatest living composer |
Nov 29th | 121. Europe 1664 - 1690 -Italy, the Netherlands, France, Germany, Spain, Austria, the Turks, Russia & back to France |
Dec 6th | 122. Stuarts: James II, Willian’n Mary |
Spring Term 2024 soon |
Contact: Ken Baldry at 17 Gerrard Road, Islington, London N1 8AY Telephone +44(0)20 7359 6294 or e-mail him This page's URL: http://www.art-science.com.uk/history-talks.html |
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