Breach of Promise to Marry
Denise Bates investigates the social and cultural history of broken engagements between 1780-1970 and why the law allowed claims for damages.
Buckinghamshire Family History Society
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Soldiers, Saints and Sinners: Oxfordshire Characters from the British Civil War 1642-51
Oxford became the Royalist capital in late 1642 and Oxfordshire was on the front line with parliamentary Buckinghamshire.
Tingewick Historical Society
Sherlock Holmes, Jeeves and the British Empire
Speaker: Dr Sean Lang, Artistic Director of BOATS Theatre and Honorary Visiting Fellow at Anglia Ruskin University, playwright and broadcaster.
Olney Archaeological Society
Silver Street, Newport Pagnell
Summer walk led by Don Hurst. Meet 15 minutes before the walk starts. Walks generally last about an hour to90 minutes. £5.00 for guests.
Newport Pagnell Historical Society
Programming the Apollo Guidance Computer
Explore what it takes to program the Apollo Guidance Computer. Join us in a world before “best practices” and before “test-driven development”.
The National Museum of Computing
Dons, Wrens and Bombes
Tells the story of wartime codebreaking through the intertwined lives of the academics, operators, engineers and military leaders who shaped its impact.
The National Museum of Computing
Oak gall ink workshop: let’s explore the ancient magical ink!
In response to the current Saxon Exhibition, join artist in residence Jane Charles to discover the ancient ink made from Oak Galls.
Discover Bucks Museum
Own Family Story of Philip Lock
Philip Lock.was sentenced to 10 years transportation though never made it beyond Portsmouth, spending six years on a convict hulk.
Buckinghamshire Family History Society
Memories of Pianoforte/Simplex
Speaker: Colin Poole. Colin Poole worked as an Apprentice at Pianoforte/Simplex in the 1960s and will be sharing his memories of that time.
Roade Local History Society
Cream Teas
This fine church dates back to the 13th /14th century but was largely rebuilt in the early 17th century.
Friends of St Guthlac’s Church, Passenham