Season 6
A SIXTH SERIES OF LECTURES FROM THE MANCENT HISTORY AND LITERATURE TUTORS, DELIVERED THROUGH THE ONLINE CONFERENCE FACILITY ZOOM (HTTPS://ZOOM.US/)
TUESDAYS: 5th January – 2nd February 2021
Session 1: 5th January 2021 1.30-3.30pm
Fighting and defeating a disease
At the Court of King Cholera: a recurring mass killer – Kevin Harrison
Edwin Chadwick and the campaign for Public Health reform – Andrew Jones
Session 2: 12th January 2021: 1.30-3.30pm
The Hundred Years’ War
1415, The Hundred Years’ war and Henry V – Tim Cockitt
Henry V (Shakespeare) – Creina Mansfield
Session 3: 19th January 2021: 1.30-3.30pm
Understanding the Earth
Pliny the Elder (23-79AD): Natural History: A unique Roman work of universal knowledge – Kevin Harrison
James Hutton and the age of Earth – Bob Callow
Session 4: 26th January 2021: 1.30-3.30pm
The Great Duel
Alexander Hamilton – Andrew Jones
Aaron Burr – Martin R. Jervis
Session 5: 2nd February 2021: 1.30-3.30pm
Intelligence in Wartime
The Fall of Singapore – in history and fiction – Alan Sennett
Alan Turing – Dave Kissack
Wednesdays – 6th January – 3rd February 8th December 2021
Session 1: 6th January 2021: 1.30-3.30pm
The ‘New Woman’
Creating Yourself: George Bernard Shaw and Feminism – Creina Mansfield
Florence Farr: Shaw’s ‘New Woman’- Steve Millward
Session 2: 13th January 2021: 1.30-3.30pm
Filming Shakespeare as Propaganda
Olivier’s Henry V (1944) – Creina Mansfield and Alan Sennett
Session 3: 20th January 2021: 1.30-3.30pm
Changing Scotland
When Scotland discovered mining: Mary Queen of Scots, Edzell Castle and the Master of Metals – Birgitta Hoffmann
David Hume philosopher, historian, infidel, leading figure of the Scottish Enlightenment and friend of Adam Smith – Mike Milligan
Session 4: 27th January 2021: 1.30-3.30pm
Changing Germany
The monastery of Reichenau: When British monks built paradise in Lake Constance – Birgitta Hoffmann
Manfred von Richthofen, the Red Baron – Tim Cockitt
Session 5: 3rd February 2021: 1.30-3.30pm
Undermining the Establishment
Jeremy Bentham and the Philosophical Radicals – Martin R. Jervis
Adam Smith moral philosopher, founder of political economy, leading figure of the Scottish Enlightenment and friend of David Hume – Mike Milligan
Virtual Learning Platform: ZOOM
Price per Session:
Given the nature of these sessions and the medium of delivery we are happy if people want to pay by the week or for the session(s) they are interested in. Hence the flat charge of £5 per session.
| Price | Concessions | Minimum No. | Maximum No. |
| £5 | n/a | 4 | 60 |
Price for the Series:
Tuesdays:
| Price | Concessions | Minimum No. | Maximum No. |
| £25 | 4 | 60 |
Wednesdays:
| Price | Concessions | Minimum No. | Maximum No. |
| £25 | 4 | 60 |
Booking
We are running this on the same basis as the previous series. If you are already on our mailing list there is no need for you to let us know, since we will just treat it as a continuation of the existing ZTP cour
If you have not attended the previous ZTP series, then please email Alan Sennett: a.sennett@open.ac.uk
PAYMENT DETAILS
Given the nature of these sessions and the medium of delivery we are happy if people want to pay by the week or for the session(s) they are interested in. Hence the flat charge of £5 per session.
Here’s the information you need for payment:
For cheques:
Kevin Harrison, [kevkev.harrison@hotmail.co.uk], 26 Grange Avenue, Heaton Chapel, Stockport, SK4 5HF
For BACs:
Account name: Kevin Harrison; Royal Bank of Scotland;
Sort Code: 16-21-17 Account Number: 10172081