Chaucer and Fourteenth Century Europe
Marion Turner is the J R R Tolkien Professor of English Literature and Language at the University of Oxford and an academic authority on Geoffrey Chaucer.
Olney Archaeological Society
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Woman’s Land Army WWl
Come along to hear about the quite incredible contribution made by this oft-forgotten, overlooked ‘army’ of women who worked on the land.
Newport Pagnell Historical Society
Guided Walk to William Cowper’s Alcove
This is a leisurely and fact-filled historical guided walk though Olney to Weston Underwood, approximately 3 miles each way.
Cowper & Newton Museum
Royal Train
Anecdotes and images about Royal Trains through the ages. The Royal Train has been based at Wolverton since 1842 and constructed there since 1869.
Yardley Gobion History Group
The Victorian way of death
Speaker: Kevin Varty. Many churchyards being full, the opening of new cemeteries changed Victorian attitudes to death and mourning.
Buckinghamshire Family History Society
Bedfordshire Archaeological Review
£25.00 for non-members, £15.00 for those in higher education. Lunch is included. Booking is essential.
Council for British Archaeology: South Midlands
The Model
MK Museum wants to hear what residents of Milton Keynes would like to see in a new exhibition about the planning and development of the city.
Milton Keynes Museum
Where does my family come from?
This talk helps us to understand how the test works in very general terms as well as helping to make the most of our results.
Buckinghamshire Family History Society
Virginia Bradford
Andy Tennet will speak on Virginia Bradford, a silent movie actress who led a colourful life. Once her film career ended she moved to England.
Roade Local History Society
East London and its Role in the Development of International Telecoms
Alan Burkitt-Gray’s online talk will look at the story of how global telecoms developed in London during the 19th century – and persisted.
National Museum of Computing