We start on Tuesday 20 September with Giles Milton on the topic of his book Checkmate in Berlin. Mr. Milton is a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society and a renowned author who specialises in narrative history. The Times described Milton as being able to “take an event from history and make it come alive”….
Author: Derek Linney
Membership
Details of Local Associate Membership Note that if you are a national membership of the Historical Association then it is not necessary for you to also join as a local associate member. Please just bring along your membership card to each lecture. Otherwise, you now have a choice as to how to pay your subs…
Chairman’s Newsletter – August 2023
Dear Members and Friends, Hope that you have all had a good summer. After a year when the number of attendees at lectures has gradually increased, I am delighted to confirm our first post-pandemic programme to be held entirely in person at St. Nicolas Hall in Guildford. Please do share with any potential visitors or…
2023-24 Programme
Tuesday 26 September 2023: The People of 1381. Prof. Helen Lacey, Mansfield College, University of Oxford, and Prof. Adrian Bell, University of Reading. Tuesday 17 October 2023: The Gentleman’s Magazine: A Panorama of Georgian England. Julian Pooley, Surrey History Centre & The University of Leicester. Tuesday 14 November 2023: The Elizabethan Mind: Searching for the…
Membership 2023/24
Ahead of the start of this year’s programme next month, we would appreciate it if those of you who intend to join as associate members for 2023/24 could pay your subscription and return your membership form as soon as possible. Note that if you are a national membership of the Historical Association then it is…
May Lecture Date Change
The May lecture will now take place on Tuesday 23rd May
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 part of next year’s programme….
Note: Two lectures have swapped dates
Two of the lectures this year are having to be swapped, due to unforseen circumstance. The new dates are: Tuesday 18 October 2022 Prof. A. Curry – English views of Joan of Arc from the 15th to 21st centuries. Tuesday 17 January 2023 Prof. P. Corfield – The New Aristocracy of Talent in Eighteenth-Century Britain….
Branch AGM – 12th September 2022
The AGM of the Branch will be held at 7.30pm on Monday, 12 September. This will be held in accordance with the procedures set out by the Historical Association and, as last year, will be a Zoom Meeting of the Branch Committee. The Agenda is set out below. Any member of the Branch who wishes…
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 new and engaging lecturers, even…