Delivery method: In-person sessions in Study Room 1, Pantycelyn, Penglais Campus. 

Spanning almost 2,000 years from the Romans to the Welsh officers and sailors engaged in Royal Naval anti-pirate operations during the early 21st century, this course examines the long history of piratical activity carried out along Welsh coastlines or conducted by its seafaring inhabitants. 

Delivery method: Online learning with tutor support. 

Have you always wanted to find out more about your ancestors but don’t know where to start? If so, then this is the ideal course as it will help you to begin building and developing your own family tree from scratch. It is also suitable for those who have already begun to research their family tree but would like to learn more about genealogical records and how to research databases more effectively. 

Delivery method: Online learning with tutor support. 

From war memorials to memorial gardens, plaques to statues, placenames to public buildings; memorials come in many different forms.  They surround us and shape our identities and communities as much as we shape them.  

Delivery method: Online learning with tutor support. 

Wills offer a rare chance to hear your ancestor’s voice — revealing family ties, property, relationships, and personal values. More than just legal documents, they are powerful social records, shedding light on life in a particular time and place.

Delivery method: Online Scheduled Sessions. 

Discover the rich history of Wales, the oldest nation in Britain, as celebrated in Dafydd Iwan’s iconic anthem 'Yma o Hyd'.

Delivery method: Online learning with tutor support. 

Since the very beginning, humans have shown an interest in uncovering our own past and telling stories about ourselves.

Delivery method: Online learning with tutor support. 

Delivery method: Online learning with tutor support. 

Throughout history, women have played a vital role. However, their lives have often been overlooked by their contemporaries and historians.

Delivery method: In-person sessions in Study Room 1, Pantycelyn, Penglais Campus. 

Recent years have seen increasing public and scholarly interest in the fate of many contentious objects that were obtained at the height of the British Empire and which have long been on public display in the museums of the United Kingdom.

Delivery method: Online content with scheduled sessions via Team's, Wednesdays 6pm - 7pm. 

This module provides an overview of the changing nature of the family in the twentieth century.

Delivery method: Online learning with tutor support. 

The Welsh landscape is dotted with castles, fortified manor houses, and country estates that were shared between a handful of wealthy aristocratic, gentry, and, later, industrialist families.