How do these courses handle sensitive historical topics like the Holocaust and political conflicts?
Courses covering sensitive historical events — including the Holocaust, the conflict in Israel and Palestine, the Armenian Genocide, and the Irish Famine — are structured around a rigorous, objective academic framework. Lessons focus on examining historical evidence, analysing propaganda mechanisms and dehumanising narratives, exploring political causes, and preserving historical memory to encourage critical thinking.
Do I need prior knowledge to study history or genealogy?
No prior academic qualifications or historical background are required. The history hub brings together foundational courses in a vast range of topics, from Archaeology to Genealogy Research and Family History, historical political movements, wars and major events and more. For advanced learners, comprehensive diploma programmes are available to deepen subject knowledge and analysis.
What topics and historical periods do these online history courses cover?
These free history courses cover a wide chronological and geographical range, spanning ancient civilisations, classical architecture, and medieval history to modern 20th-century conflicts, political revolutions, and global geopolitics. Learners can explore regional histories — including British, Canadian, Irish, and Australian Aboriginal history — alongside specialised global subjects like international relations, the Rise of Fascism, and the origins of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.