Announcements
November Lecture postponed
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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Chairman’s Newsletter – August 2022
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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Upcoming Lectures & Visits

Tuesday 21 March 2023: Conquered: Last Children of Anglo-Saxon England
Dr Eleanor Parker of Brasenose College, Oxford, will deliver a lecture on the subject of her recent book, Conquered: Last ...
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Tuesday 25 April 2023: Sir Robert Peel, the Corn Laws and the Crisis of Conservatism
Another popular former speaker, Dr Robert Saunders, returns. Having previously spoken to us about Chartism – when he unforgettably broke ...
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Tuesday 16 May 2023: Contesting the Royal Succession in Mid-Tudor England
The Tudors are always a popular subject with branch members and school visitors alike, and Professor Paulina Kewes (Jesus College, ...
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Tuesday 13 June 2023: The Assassination of Alexander II
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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