377 history, culture & ideas classes in London
Compare in-person history, culture & ideas classes by level, schedule, topic and start date
Reviewed by John-Pierre Clark| Classes | Provider | Next start | Schedule | Duration | Price | Teacher | Venue | |
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 What the Islamic Golden Age did for us | 25 Jul 2026 | 10:00 - 17:007 hour class | One-day class1 day | £69.00 | ||||
 Vibes and Verses : A Tribute to Benjamin Zephaniah | 1 Aug 2026 | 10:30 - 16:306 hour class | One-day class1 day | £69.00 | ||||
South Asian Heritage Month at City Lit - Contemporary Indian Folk and Tribal Art | 8 Aug 2026 | 10:30 - 16:306 hour class | One-day class1 day | £69.00 | ||||
South Asian Heritage Month at City Lit - Key figures in Indian history | 15 Aug 2026 | 10:30 - 17:307 hour class | One-day class1 day | £69.00 | ||||
 Literature taster | 9 Sept 2026 | 10:30 - 12:302 hour class | Taster class1 day | £19.00 | ||||
Latin America: From the independence wars to the mid-20th century | 9 Sept 2026 | 15:00 - 17:002 hour class | Short course6 weeks | £189.00 | ||||
Literature Taster: Shakespeare | 10 Sept 2026 | 10:30 - 12:302 hour class | Taster class1 day | £19.00 | ||||
 A taste of philosophy | 12 Sept 2026 | 10:30 - 12:302 hour class | One-day class1 day | £19.00 | ||||
The East India Company & India | 12 Sept 2026 | 10:30 - 16:306 hour class | One-day class1 day | £79.00 | ||||
City Lit Silver Sunday: what is history and memory and who is it for? | 13 Sept 2026 | 10:00 - 11:001 hour class | One-day class1 day | £0.00 | ||||
City Lit Silver Sunday: a taste of global history | 13 Sept 2026 | 11:30 - 12:301 hour class | One-day class1 day | £0.00 | ||||
Buddhist philosophy | 14 Sept 2026 | 12:30 - 14:302 hour class | Short course12 weeks | £329.00 | ||||
The Stalin Regime: 1928-1941 | 14 Sept 2026 | 12:45 - 14:452 hour class | Short course6 weeks | £189.00 | ||||
The emergence of Europe 300-1000 | 14 Sept 2026 | 15:15 - 17:152 hour class | Short course7 weeks | £209.00 | ||||
Introduction to philosophy | 14 Sept 2026 | 17:30 - 19:302 hour class | Short course12 weeks | £329.00 | ||||
Medieval Women: Nuns, Tarts, Trouble and Strife | 14 Sept 2026 | 18:00 - 19:3090 min class | Short course7 weeks | £169.00 | ||||
History taster: India Post Independence (1947-2004) | 15 Sept 2026 | 10:30 - 12:302 hour class | Taster class1 day | £19.00 | ||||
 Rising powers: China, from Mao to Xi | 15 Sept 2026 | 12:45 - 14:452 hour class | Long course13 weeks | £329.00 | ||||
From the Congress of Berlin of 1878 to 1914: how Europe went from peace to war | 15 Sept 2026 | 15:00 - 17:002 hour class | Long course13 weeks | £329.00 | ||||
Literature taster: poetry | 16 Sept 2026 | 10:30 - 12:302 hour class | Taster class1 day | £19.00 |
- Starts Sat 25 Jul
What the Islamic Golden Age did for us
Sat 25 Jul, 10:00 - 17:001 day1 daySat 10:00£69TasRahmanKeeley Street - Starts Sat 1 Aug
Vibes and Verses : A Tribute to Benjamin Zephaniah
Sat 1 Aug, 10:30 - 16:301 day1 daySat 10:30£69JessicaWilsonKeeley Street - Starts Sat 8 Aug
South Asian Heritage Month at City Lit - Contemporary Indian Folk and Tribal Art
Sat 8 Aug, 10:30 - 16:301 day1 daySat 10:30£69YasminHalesKeeley Street - Starts Sat 15 Aug
South Asian Heritage Month at City Lit - Key figures in Indian history
Sat 15 Aug, 10:30 - 17:301 day1 daySat 10:30£69KetanVariaKeeley Street - Starts Wed 9 Sept
Literature taster
Wed 9 Sep, 10:30 - 12:301 day1 dayWed 10:30£19PatriciaSweeneyKeeley Street - Starts Wed 9 Sept
Latin America: From the independence wars to the mid-20th century
Wed 9 Sep, 15:00 - 17:006 weeks6 weeksWed 15:00£189SebastienArdouinKeeley Street - Starts Thu 10 Sept
Literature Taster: Shakespeare
Thu 10 Sep, 10:30 - 12:301 day1 dayThu 10:30£19SophieOxenhamKeeley Street - Starts Sat 12 Sept
A taste of philosophy
Sat 12 Sep, 10:30 - 12:301 day1 daySat 10:30£19JohnGoffKeeley Street - Starts Sat 12 Sept
The East India Company & India
Sat 12 Sep, 10:30 - 16:301 day1 daySat 10:30£79THussainKeeley Street - Starts Sun 13 Sept
City Lit Silver Sunday: what is history and memory and who is it for?
Sun 13 Sep, 10:00 - 11:001 day1 daySun 10:00£0MartinJorgensenKeeley Street - Starts Sun 13 Sept
City Lit Silver Sunday: a taste of global history
Sun 13 Sep, 11:30 - 12:301 day1 daySun 11:30£0MartinJorgensenKeeley Street - Starts Mon 14 Sept
Buddhist philosophy
Mon 14 Sep, 12:30 - 14:3012 weeks12 weeksMon 12:30£329JohnGoffKeeley Street - Starts Mon 14 Sept
The Stalin Regime: 1928-1941
Mon 14 Sep, 12:45 - 14:456 weeks6 weeksMon 12:45£189NickMorganKeeley Street - Starts Mon 14 Sept
The emergence of Europe 300-1000
Mon 14 Sep, 15:15 - 17:157 weeks7 weeksMon 15:15£209VanessaKingKeeley Street - Starts Mon 14 Sept
Introduction to philosophy
Mon 14 Sep, 17:30 - 19:3012 weeks12 weeksMon 17:30£329KarlWhiteKeeley Street - Starts Mon 14 Sept
Medieval Women: Nuns, Tarts, Trouble and Strife
Mon 14 Sep, 18:00 - 19:307 weeks7 weeksMon 18:00£169VanessaKingKeeley Street - Starts Tue 15 Sept
History taster: India Post Independence (1947-2004)
Tue 15 Sep, 10:30 - 12:301 day1 dayTue 10:30£19ReshmiBanerjeeKeeley Street - Starts Tue 15 Sept
Rising powers: China, from Mao to Xi
Tue 15 Sep, 12:45 - 14:4513 weeks13 weeksTue 12:45£329SebastienArdouinKeeley Street - Starts Tue 15 Sept
From the Congress of Berlin of 1878 to 1914: how Europe went from peace to war
Tue 15 Sep, 15:00 - 17:0013 weeks13 weeksTue 15:00£329SebastienArdouinKeeley Street - Starts Wed 16 Sept
Literature taster: poetry
Wed 16 Sep, 10:30 - 12:301 day1 dayWed 10:30£19SophieOxenhamKeeley Street