Welcome to the West Surrey Branch of the Historical Association

I am very sorry to have to inform you that November's lecture has been postponed. Julian Pooley has tested positive for coronavirus, unfortunately, and is not well enough to visit. Please spread the word to anyone you know was planning to attend. I will look to reschedule the lecture as ...
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Dear Members and Friends, I must start this newsletter by extending my thanks to Chris Mitchinson for his decade long stint as chair which is coming to an end this summer.  I am sure that you will agree that he has been an excellent chair and has continued to discover ...
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Our last lecture of the year will see Professor David Stevenson from the London School of Economics discuss The Marshall ...
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Professor Penelope Corfield is President of the International Society for Eighteenth Century Studies, as well as Emeritus Professor at Royal ...
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In February we turn to a subject that has been somewhat neglected in previous programmes: Twentieth Century Spain. Dr David ...
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Dr Eleanor Parker of Brasenose College, Oxford, will deliver a lecture on the subject of her recent book, Conquered: Last ...
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Another popular former speaker, Dr Robert Saunders, returns. Having previously spoken to us about Chartism – when he unforgettably broke ...
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The Tudors are always a popular subject with branch members and school visitors alike, and Professor Paulina Kewes (Jesus College, ...
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The 2022/23 programme will conclude with Dr Daniel Beer considering The Assassination of Alexander II. Based at Royal Holloway, University ...
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