NB - This course will start on 30th September and finish on 9th December

We study the elegant magnificence of the buildings and stunningly lavish life of a small handful of society, contrasted with the devastatingly poor members of the lower class who lived in abject poverty, and the grim goings-on of the underworld of pickpockets, prostitutes, thieves, gamblers and gin-drinkers - of all classes!

Not only a time of intrigue, debt and excess but also many interesting and colourful personalities - men and women who wrote, painted, sculpted, made beautiful gold, silver, glass or pottery; dressed in the extremes of fashion, were witty or worthless, talented and intellectual, but never dull. A hugely fascinating period.

Illustrated with powerpoint slideshows.

Formerly an Associate Tutor for CCE at the University of Sussex, Sarah Tobias is an experienced and sympathetic adult education tutor who started her teaching career 26 years ago at Rottingdean Whiteway Centre. She has a Diploma in European Humanities; BA Hons in History and European Humanities; Master’s Degree in Histories and Cultures and Certificates in Further Education Teaching. Sarah is a social, cultural and local historian and an established, experienced university lecturer, college tutor, public speaker (over 30 subjects), tour guide and writer. She is also an occasional dramatic narrator, costumed role player, playwright and filmmaker. https://sarah-tobias.blogspot.com/