Celtic Learners Network The Celtic Learners Network is an Adult Learning facility in Cardiff and the Vale, offering a wide range of Humanities courses.

  CLN Lectures at CADW sites
  CLN lectures at Caerwent Barn Education Centre

Owain Glyndwr & the Black Death in Wales

Glyndwr grew up after the devastation of the Black Death which changed the social and economic face of the country. We shall examine the background to & the battles of this famous Welsh man.

Tutor: Ceri Lane
Sat 26th May
11.00am to 1.30pm   
£10

Boudica: Heroine or Villain?

How & why did Boudica's revolt ignite? We shall examine the causes, timeline and outcome of this famous historical event. No previous knoweldge assumed.

Tutor: Ceri Lane
Sat 23rd June
11.00am to 1.30pm   
£10

Roman Magic & Medicine

We shall investigate how the Romans viewed & incorporated magic & medicine in their daily lives. Suitable for all.

Tutor: Ceri Lane
Sat 14th July
11.00am to 1.30pm   
£10

Celtic Magic & Medicine

Magic & medicine were intertwined in the Celtic world, but how were they used? No previous knowledge assumed.

Tutor: Ceri Lane
Sat 11th August
11.00am to 1.30pm   
£10

  CLN lectures at Chepstow Castle

The Peasants' Revolt

We shall examine the causes & consequences of the Great Rising of 1381 which came to be seen as a mark of the beginning of the end of serfdom in medieval England.

Tutor: Ceri Lane
Sat 30th June
11.00am to 1.30pm   
£10

  CLN lectures at Tretower Court and Castle

Medieval Medicine

We will consider how food was used for medicinal purposes in the Middle Ages, & how the medical understanding of the time shaped attitudes towards the benefits of different foods.

Tutor: Kishli Laister-Scott
Sat 28th July
11.00am to 1.30pm   
£10

  CLN lectures at Tintern Abbey

Monastic Food & Diet

This talk will explore what type of food was eaten in monasteries, & why, & how the diet was altered according to the time of year & the nutritional needs of the monks.

Tutor: Kishli Laister-Scott
Sat 18th August
11.00am to 1.30pm   
£10

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