From Brown Bess to SMLE
Dr Andy Smith will demonstrate the legendary rifles that fought in the Zulu and Boer wars and take us to the evolution of the classic Lee Enfield 303.
Western Front Association Milton Keynes Branch
Friday, 12th June 2026
Speaker meetings
The Ghent Altarpiece
The Ghent Altarpiece by Jan and Hubert van Eyck is the first dateable painting of the Northern Renaissance and a milestone in the history of art.
Arts Society North Bucks
Thursday, 11th June 2026
Dukes of Grafton
Presented by David Marks. Doors open at 7:00. All welcome, refreshments available. .£5.00 entry.
Cosgrove History Group
Wednesday, 10th June 2026
Northamptonshire transport in the past
How did our ancestors or even us as youngsters travel in days gone by? Jon-Paul Carr from the Northamptonshire Heritage Forum makes a return visit.
Towcester and District Local History Society
Wednesday, 10th June 2026
The de Havilland Aircraft Company: Hertfordshire’s contribution to aviation history
Alistair Hodgson looks at the life and career of Sir Geoffrey de Havilland, starting from his earliest flights to the global business that he established.
Milton Keynes Aviation Society
Tuesday, 9th June 2026
Lotions, Potions & Dubious Cures
In the days long before the advent of the NHS there were a great many very unusual ways of dealing with illness & various health conditions.
Yardley Gobion History Group
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
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
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