History Masterclass

12th Aug, York Minster Library, York.   The second of our 'Henry VIII in Love and War' History Masterclasses was held in August 2017 in the fabulous Minster Library of York Minster. Built in the 1230s as the chapel of the former Archbishop's Palace and the location of Richard III's…

15th July, NCH London.     On 15 July 2017, in Bloomsbury, central London, James Holland ran a highly successful History Masterclass on Unleashing Hell: The Second World War in the West. Our Masterclass of 25 students was challenged by James Holland with one chief contention: that war can be…

29th June, Chalke Valley History Festival. How to Be An Historian This special Masterclass was held at the 2017 Chalke Valley History Festival. Dr Sam Willis and Dr Suzannah Lipscomb were joined by Jessie Childs and Prof. James Daybell to guide our attendees through some of the skills of being…

17th June 2017, Stowe School, Buckinghamshire.   Stowe House is one of the most important country houses in England. Reaching its magnificence in the eighteenth century, it was soon visited by leading European nobility and royalty, including King Gustav IV of Sweden, Tsar Alexander I of Russia, King Louis XVIII…

21 March 2017, Army and Navy Club, St James's Square, London.   In the library of the Army and Navy Club overlooking the beautiful St James’s Square in the heart of London, our Masterclassers embarked on a journey into the past unlike any other. The Masterclass was held by Dr…

3 March 2017, New College of the Humanities, 19 Bedford Square, London. In Janina Ramirez’s exuberant and fascinating class on Illuminating the Dark Ages, we discovered how much of a misnomer the expression ‘Dark Ages’ is. Dr. Ramirez took us through stunning examples of the art and craftsmanship of the…

11 February 2017, New College of the Humanities, 19 Bedford Square, London. This, the third History Masterclass, was held in a Grade I Listed mansion in London's Bedford Square, one of the most architecturally important squares in the world and a masterpiece of Georgian city planning. After a brief introduction…

1 February 2017, Army and Navy Club, St James's Square, London.   On 1 February Masterclassers took to Pall Mall, the heart of London Clubland, to learn from Dan Snow, who has dedicated his life to the study of history and constantly embraces new technology to preach the value of…