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Upcoming courses and events

The Centre for Lifelong Learning runs a wide programme of courses and events throughout the year. Please see below for a full list of our upcoming accredited, non-accredited and Saturday courses, as well as our free lectures.

Coming Soon!

Sat
10
May

The Printing Revolution

A half-day history and heritage course (University of York Campus, Classroom-based)

Sat
10
May

A History of Animals in York

A half-day history and heritage course (University of York Campus, Classroom-based)

Sat
10
May

Who Was Lady Godiva?

A half-day online history and heritage course

Sat
17
May

The Art of the Book in the Islamic World

A 2 week online history of art course

Sat
17
May

The History of Barley Hall, York

A full-day history and heritage course (The King's Manor, Classroom-based)

Sat
17
May

Introduction to the Poetry of Seamus Heaney

A half-day literature course (University of York Campus, Classroom-based)

Sat
24
May

Katherine Howard: 'Juvenile Delinquent' or Victim?

A full-day history and heritage course (The King's Manor, Classroom-based)

Sat
24
May

'Murder by the Throat': The Black and Tans and the Anglo-Irish War (1919-21)

A half-day history and heritage course (University of York Campus, Classroom-based)

Sat
24
May

Representations of the 'girl' in Children’s Books

A half-day online literature course

Sat
31
May

Introduction to Vorticism

A half-day online history of art course

Sat
31
May

York’s Medieval City Walls

A full-day history and heritage course (The King's Manor, Classroom-based)

Sat
31
May

Philosophy of Depression

A 2 week online philosophy course

Sat
7
Jun

Arab and Norman Art in Palermo

A 2 week online history of art course

Sat
7
Jun

‘Dead Men Do Tell Tales’: An Introduction to Osteoarchaeology

A full-day archaeology course (University of York Campus, Classroom-based)

Sat
7
Jun

Isabella of Portugal, Duchess of Burgundy, The Last Lancastrian Queen?

A full-day history and heritage course (The King's Manor, Classroom-based)

Sat
7
Jun

‘Dead Men Do Tell Tales’: An Introduction to Osteoarchaeology

A full-day archaeology course (University of York Campus, Classroom-based)

Sat
7
Jun

Historic Pubs of York (second cohort)

A half-day history and heritage course (The King's Manor, Classroom-based)

Sat
14
Jun

Beginning your Family History

A full-day history and heritage course (University of York Campus, Classroom-based)

Sat
14
Jun

The Cistercian Order in England

A full-day history and heritage course (The King's Manor, Classroom-based)

Sat
14
Jun

Medieval Alliterative Poetry: The Vision of Piers Plowman

A half-day online literature course

Sat
21
Jun

Polish Nationalism, Solidarity and the Fall of the Communist Bloc (1980- 1991)

A half-day history and heritage course (University of York Campus, Classroom-based)

Sat
21
Jun

Thomas Cromwell: A Ruthless ‘Agent of Satan’ or Faithful Servant?

A full-day history and heritage course (The King's Manor, Classroom-based)

Sat
21
Jun

An Introduction to the Sagas of Icelanders: Warriors, Poets, and Sorceresses

A full-day literature course (The King's Manor, Classroom-based)

Sat
28
Jun

An Introduction to Visual Poetry III: Print Poems

A full-day creative writing course (University of York Campus, Classroom-based)

Sat
28
Jun

Songs of Travel

A half-day online creative writing course

Sat
28
Jun

An Introduction to the Northern Renaissance: Art in the Age of Jan van Eyck

A full-day history of art course (The King's Manor, Classroom-based)

Sat
28
Jun

Birds in Archaeology

A half-day online history and heritage course

Sat
28
Jun

Exploring the Domesday Book

A full-day history and heritage course (The King's Manor, Classroom-based)