Courses
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The Three Religions of Medieval Spain
This course introduces nearly 1,000 years of innovation, collaboration, and conflict in the Iberian Peninsula (today’s Spain & Portugal) from 711 to the 17th century, celebrated for its years of coexistence and reconquest.
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The Viking Age
An introduction to Viking History. Each week historian Terri Barnes takes you through a different aspect of the lives of Norse peoples who lived during the Viking Age from roughly AD 750 to 1100.
$149
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Tolkien and his Medieval Sources
Study a selection of Tolkien’s works in concert with his earlier medieval sources, trace the transformation of medieval texts in the popular modern imagination, and emphasize their relevance to modern audiences. Get behind the scenes of Middle Earth.
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Urban Europe: Towns and Cities in the Middle Ages
The rise of cities in the European Middle Ages in different countries and cultures. Learn about the similarities of life and struggles of ordinary townsfolk, job opportunities, everyday lives and the impact urban communities have in history.
$99
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Wonders of the Unseen: An Introduction to Islamic Magic
Explore the interplay between art, magic, and the concept of the miraculous in the Islamic world, from the 7th to the 18th century. Learn how visual art, literature, and performance reflected and shaped beliefs about the supernatural and the divine.
$149