Join Berakha bat Mira v'Shlomo as she discusses the Hebrew language. Her class handouts are: Evolution of Hebrew Language https://docs.google.com/document/d/1uOuZXVTI68EH7JNGvSMvkc6QG4b5UmOduDoUUmXCHUc/edit Intro to Hebrew Grammar https://docs.google.com/document/d/13wQ2aUvU8UQqcRJ10sy3zrQ8QQTytr0S6_3IRsuTT-8/edit

Baroness Verena Entenwirth teaches about the methods and process of properly tasting cider, wine, and beer.

Dame Elizabethe Alles discusses strategies and methods to use when doing research on the hard to find.

Lord Reinhold von Glier continues his discussion on the stories of Charlemagne and his court.

William Shakespeare made his name as a poet before he became famous as a playwright. His erotic poem Venus and Adonis was the most popular work of literature of the Elizabethan Age, while its dark companion piece The Rape of Lucrece set the mould for Shakespeare's exploration of the tragic consequences of sexual desire turning to violence. Jonathan Bate will show how Shakespeare developed these themes from his reading of the great Roman poet Ovid.

How and why to build and practice multiple sets of combat skills, diagnose which tools to use against which opponent, deploy them confidently, and learn from results of combat experimentation inside and outside the fight. The examples given will be from rapier but should be relevant to other combat forms.

Taught by a Herald with 25+ years' experience - this class will cover both vocal heraldry and tournament pageantry. Useful information will be provided for those entering Crown List and all tourney fields. How to serve as a tournament herald whether you are a fighter or newcomer interested in heraldry; how to introduce anyone entering the Lists; how to help your field herald make you look good; how heralds and the lists work together; what elements of display heraldry and pageantry will help you step up your tournament game.

Confucius is one of history's most influential men - a sage, philosopher and teacher - who, with Socrates and Buddha, lived at an extraordinary time in the evolution of mankind's civilization. This stunning drama-documentary explores the life and times of Confucius and demystifies his ideas. We all want to understand China, and through Confucius we can. Confucius - it is a name we all know. But who was Confucius? What was his story and how did it enable him to create his enduring moral philosophy? What lies at the heart of Confucius' thinking; how and why was it adopted by a whole nation and what is its influence today? This documentary will unlock Confucius in a spectacular and fascinating film that places him in his ancient and modern context and bring the ideas and sayings of this great philosopher to life.

During the Middle Ages London was home to one of the largest and richest merchant communities in the world. These men and their families invested heavily in fine architecture both for business and pleasure. Simon Thurley, Visiting Professor of the Built Environment unearths the lost mercantile buildings of medieval London and shows how influential they were.

During the Middle Ages, London was home to one of the largest and richest merchant communities in the world. These men and their families invested heavily in fine architecture both for business and pleasure. In the first of two lectures with the theme ‘Merchants, Money and Megalomania’, Simon Thurley will unearth the lost mercantile buildings of medieval London and show how influential they were.  (ROIU Interdisciplinary class:  History - 1200-1300; History 1300-1400; may be considered for Arts & Sciences - Functional, Arts & Sciencves - Sciences, or SCA Studies - Period Life.)