Unsung Heroines of the Civil War - Newark Buttermarket - Adult Learning

Women played a significant role in the conflicts known as the British Civil Wars, from fighting and writing, spying and nursing to preaching and pamphleteering.

On this course you will find out about the lives of some of these remarkable women, and the contribution they made, showing, as was said at the time, “A courage above their sex”.

Throughout the course, we will cover background information about the civil wars, including the causes and outcomes. We will also take a themed look at some of the roles women played including well known characters such as Queen Henrietta Maria and Lucy Hutchinson to lesser-known characters like Jane Whorwood and Katherine Chidley.

Examination of the lives of women, in general to include

Marriage

Childbirth

Duties and responsibilities

Allegations of witchcraft,

Differences between the classes

Resources required for this course: paper and pen

Funding and Fees

If you receive certain benefits, you may be able to take the course for free.
If money is stopping you from enrolling, please visit our funding page to see what help is available.

Living in England

To book and join one of our courses, you must live in England permanently and either:

• Live inside the East Midlands Combined County Authority (EMCCA) area (Nottinghamshire or Derbyshire)

or

• Live outside the devolved areas listed below

You cannot enrol if you live in these devolved areas:

• Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA)

• Liverpool City Region Combined Authority

• North East Combined Authority

• South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority

• Tees Valley Combined Authority

• West Midlands Combined Authority

• West of England Combined Authority

• West Yorkshire Combined Authority

• Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authority

• York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority

• Hull and East Yorkshire

• Greater Lincolnshire

• Devon and Torbay Combined County Authority

• Cornwall Council

• Lancashire Combined County Authority

• Buckinghamshire Council

Residency Requirements (Additional Information)

If you live in the UK on a visa, we’ll need evidence of your visa to confirm funding. You can upload this when applying, and you’ll need to complete a short questionnaire.

Some exceptions include:

• Your visa must last until after your course ends.

• Asylum seekers must have lived in the UK for at least 6 months while their claim is being processed.

• You are supported by your local authority under Section 23C or 23CA of the Children Act 1989, or under the Care Act 2014.

Anyone who does not meet the funding criteria would need to pay full course fees.