STARTS FEBRUARY 2: Mondays: "Richard III: Monstrous or Misunderstood?" at the University of Toronto School of Continuing Studies

The discovery in 2012 of the remains of King Richard III underneath a parking lot in Leicester revived a centuries-old debate. Is he one of history's greatest villains or the victim of Tudor propaganda?

STARTS JANUARY 7: Wednesdays: "The History of Scotland From the Wars of Independence to Devolution" at Learning Unlimited Etobicoke

Learn in what ways, for centuries, Scotland and the Scots have had an outsized impact on the popular imagination, and political and cultural developments in Britain and the wider world. 

STARTS JANUARY 9: Fridays: "Ten Royal Dynasties That Changed the World" at Living and Learning in Retirement, Glendon Campus, York University

For centuries, the influence of royal dynasties has transcended the borders of individual kingdoms and empires to shape military conflicts, diplomatic relationships, trade routes and cultural change around the world.