History Masterclass

4th Nov, NCH, London.   In a room overlooking one of the most beautiful Georgian Squares in London, Masterclassers lifted the lid on the extraordinary history of the Gestapo. The class was led by Professor Frank McDonough, one of the world’s leading authorities on the Third Reich whose work has…

21st Oct, The Club at The Ivy, London. On 21 October 2017, Dan Jones ran our inaugural History Masterclass at The Club at The Ivy on the Knights Templar. In one of London’s most exclusive venues, Dan’s Masterclass – which was sold-out, with a long waitlist – was a fascinating…

16th Sep, Stowe School, Stowe. This Masterclass was one of our most memorable so far. With the forthcoming new BBC1 show Gunpowder on its way the session gave our privileged few a unique insight into the convoluted and fascinating history of the plot that changed British history forever. The 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…