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

There's no Place like Rome

'I found her a city of bricks, and left her clothed in marble.' A look at the development of Roman culture and society through this extraordinary city.

Tutor: Carys Sims
Sat 18th May
11.00am to 1.30pm   
£10

Sparta!

'This is Sparta!' Sparta was the super power of its day, from defeating the Persians to an all out war with Athens. Find out about this fascinating and inspirational culture, before the prequel to the film '300' is released in cinemas!

Tutor: Ceri Lane
Sat 22nd June
11.00am to 1.30pm   
£10

Joan of Arc

Exploring the background and motivations of Joan of Arc; what motivated her to lead the French to battle in 1429? We will also look at the reasons for her downfall.

Tutor: Emma Knight
Sat 20th July
11.00am to 1.30pm   
£10

  CLN lectures at Raglan Castle

Show Castle' to Elizabethan Palace

A 'walk & talk' lecture exploring the last Medieval castle built in Wales. Charting Raglan's success as a late Medieval 'show castle' & later a grand Elizabethan palace with what is now recognised as being one of the most important surviving Renaissance gardens in Britain.

Tutor: Emma Knight
Sat 1st June
11.00am to 1.30pm   
£10

  CLN lectures at Castell Coch

Recreating a Medieval Idyll

A 'walk and talk' lecture examining the Victorian era's elaborate recreation of the Medieval period, using the castle as an example of how the 3rd Marquess of Bute and his architect William Burges used architecture and decoration to create a Medieval-style idyll.

Tutor: Emma Knight
Sat 29th June
*1.00pm to 3.30pm*   
£10

Sketching the 'Red Castle'

Gain inspiration from William Burges' indulgent medievalstyle masterpiece, sketching various aspects of this magical castle, including its architecture, decoration and surrounding landscape. Suitable for all. Materials provided.

Tutor: Liz McKernan
Sat 6th July
11.00am to 1.30pm   
£10

  CLN lectures at Chepstow Castle

Castle Decoration at Chepstow Castle

Investigating how interiors of Medieval castles in Wales were decorated from the Norman period through to the 15th century. This lecture will include a tour of areas of the castle that are home to surviving examples of Medieval wall paintings & stone carvings, some of which are some of the oldest surviving pieces of secular decoration in Britain.

Tutor: Emma Knight
Sat 6th July
11.00am to 1.30pm   
£10


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