Dr. Gillian Lamb, Lecturer in Modern British History, King’s College London
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Tuesday 17 March 2026 – The Graham Searle Lecture – The Blood in Winter. A Nation Descends 1642.
17 March 2026 – The Graham Searle Lecture – Dr. Jonathan Healey, Associate Professor in Social History, University of Oxford – The Blood in Winter. A Nation Descends 1642. Dr Healey will focus on the pivotal year of 1642, the outbreak of the English Civil War. This year saw the breakdown of relations between King…
Tuesday 25th February 2025 – The Jagiellonians (1377-1596)
Prof. Natalia Nowakowska, Professor of European History, Somerville College, University of Oxford – The Jagiellonians (1377-1596): From Pagan Tribe to High Renaissance Dynasty.
Thursday 12 Feb 2026 – 1054 and the Schism between the Orthodox and Catholic Churches.
12 Feb 2026 (Thursday) – Prof. Jonathan Harris – Professor of the History of Byzantium, Royal Holloway, University of London – 1054 and the Schism between the Orthodox and Catholic Churches. Professor Harris, an expert on the Byzantine Empire, will shed light on one of the most significant events in Christian history: the Great Schism…
Tuesday 21st January 2025 – Backbone of the Nation. Mining Communities & The Great Strike of 1984-85.
Prof. Robert Gildea, Professor of Modern History, Worcester College, University of Oxford
Tuesday 20 Jan 2026 – The Hundred Years War, 1337-1453: History and Myth
20 Jan 2026 – Prof. Nigel Saul, Emeritus Professor of Medieval History, Royal Holloway, University of London – The Hundred Years War, 1337-1453: History and Myth. Our branch President, Professor Nigel Saul will take us on a journey through the Hundred Years’ War, the epic struggle between the English and French crowns. While often remembered…
Tuesday 10th December 2024 – Doing History in Public Places
Dr. Alana Harris, Reader in Modern British History, King’s College London – Doing History in Public Places: Lessons from a Historic England Project on Europe’s Largest Psychiatric Cemetery, in Surrey.
Tuesday 2 Dec 2025 – Silchester: recent research on the Iron Age Town and Roman City
2 Dec 2025 – Prof. Michael Fulford, Professor of Archaeology, University of Reading – Silchester: recent research on the Iron Age Town and Roman City. Professor Fulford, a leading archaeologist and director of the Silchester Town Life Project, will provide an update on the latest discoveries from the Roman city of Calleva Atrebatum, located in…
Tuesday 12th November 2024 – Rewriting History in the Central Middle Ages
Dr. Emily Winkler, Lecturer in Medieval History, St Edmund Hall & Hertford College, University of Oxford
Tuesday 18 Nov 2025 – Why is 2025 not 2015 the 800th Anniversary of Magna Carta?
Lecture by Professor David Carpenter, University of London: ‘Why is 2025 not 2015 the 800th Anniversary of Magna Carta?’ The discovery of the final version of Magna Carta, bearing the commitment of the King and reached after a time of baronial conflict, is a remarkable story. David Carpenter is a leading authority on the history…