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Five missing kings and queens – and where we might find them
History & The Arts

Five missing kings and queens – and where we might find them

...work is starting on locating the resting place of another medieval monarch, Henry I (d. 1135), in Reading (like Richard III, Henry is also thought to be under a car park). Meanwhile, the Church of England is stoutly refusing to allow DNA tests to be carried out on bones thought to be those of the “princes in the Tower” who disappeared in 1483, and who may be buried in...
Hardboiled Blues: Rory Gallagher’s Blues Lyrics Revisited
OpenLearn Ireland

Hardboiled Blues: Rory Gallagher’s Blues Lyrics Revisited

...works of Patricia Highsmith, Peter Cheyney and Walter Mosley (Muise, 2002). All of these influences merged together in his songwriting, resulting in a unique form of ‘hardboiled blues’. [Gallagher's Crime Novel Collection Behind His 1961 Fender Stratocaster (Poster owned by author)] Gallagher’s Crime Novel Collection Behind His 1961 Fender Stratocaster (Poster owned...
Queen Victoria on William Shakespeare
History & The Arts

Queen Victoria on William Shakespeare

...of scenery, the splendid & strictly correct antique costumes, all taken from the best works & models, — the excellent grouping of every scene, the care with which every trifle was attended to, — made it a unique performance. There was very appropriate music, composed by a Mr Hatton. Parts were touching beyond belief, & we came back deeply impressed & enchanted....
What is the genome made of?
Science, Maths & Technology

What is the genome made of?

...working in the UK, deduced and published the three-dimensional structure of DNA. It was the year that might be described as the dawn of molecular biology, for their publication was to have far-reaching consequences in terms of our understanding of the nature of life, i.e. how cells function at the molecular level. So monumental was this work that they were awarded,...
Level 1: Introductory 4 hrs
National identity in Britain and Ireland, 1780–1840
History & The Arts

National identity in Britain and Ireland, 1780–1840

...working classes, behind a single cause. However, not everyone living in the United Kingdom could enjoy the spoils of this victory. The Reform Act mainly benefited the middle classes. The vast majority of adult males, and indeed the vast majority of working-class men in Britain’s industrial towns, were still not able to vote as they did not meet the required property...
Network security
Digital & Computing

Network security

...work on my computer, although if I decide to check my email account, or access some information on the Open University intranet, or perhaps seek to purchase a textbook from an online retailer, I may need to enter further user names, account details or passwords. This sequence of events is likely to be fairly typical of the requirements of many work environments and you...
Level 3: Advanced 25 hrs
In the night sky: Orion
Science, Maths & Technology

In the night sky: Orion

...social media. If using Twitter, try using the hashtag #OLOrion to share your images and compare them with other people studying this course...Week 1: Beginning the journey: 1.1.4 Who was Orion? - [An artist’s impression of the hunter Orion.] Figure 6 An artist’s impression of the hunter Orion. In Greek mythology, Orion was a hunter, the son of Poseidon, god of the...
Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Heritage case studies: Scotland
History & The Arts

Heritage case studies: Scotland

...social memory, battlefield heritage and landscapes of regret’ in Hanna, S.P. and Del Casino, V.J. (eds) Mapping Tourism, Minneapolis, University of Minnesota Press, pp. 108–131. Johnston, R. and Ripmeester, M. (2007) ‘A monument's work is never done: the Watson monument, memory, and forgetting in a small Canadian city’, International Journal of Heritage Studies,...
Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs