Milton Keynes History Day
Members’ stands with ‘family friendly’ children’s activities. Morning and afternoon speaker programme on historical subjects.
Saturday, 16th May 2026
Speaker meetings
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
Wednesday, 3rd June 2026
50 Years of Archaeology
Andy Chapman will look back at some of the highlights from a 6000-year-old Neolithic enclosure to medieval villages and Northampton Castle.
Potterspury History Group
Wednesday, 20th May 2026
Roman Irchester
The Roman Town of Irchester has long been identified on the south-east bank of the River Nene, underlying the present town of Irchester
Olney Archaeological Society
Tuesday, 19th May 2026
Butterflies and Moths
Speaker: Chris Bardell. £4.00 for non-members. Tea/coffee are available for purchase.
Newport Pagnell Historical Society
Tuesday, 19th May 2026
Behind the Barbed Wire Fence – Canada’s Internment Programme
A long-hidden secret: In October 1914, some 5,500 men, women and children were rounded up and interned in 24 POW camps across Canada.
Western Front Association Milton Keynes Branch
Friday, 15th May 2026
Vanbrugh’s Garden Legacy at Stowe
Richard Wheeler explores Sir John Vanbrugh’s influence on the early development of Stowe’s landscape gardens and the legacy of his ideas.
Stowe House
Thursday, 14th May 2026
Later Anglo-Saxon Illuminated Manuscripts – 850 to 1050
This lecture explores the revival of learning by King Alfred the Great and his heirs which revived the literary and artistic aspirations of England.
Arts Society North Bucks
Thursday, 14th May 2026
Windmill Street – The street that never was!
Have you ever wondered where the grid road names in Milton Keynes came from, or why some people refer to grid roads as the H5 or V8?
Cosgrove History Group
Wednesday, 13th May 2026
A County of Squires and Spires
Tonight we’re going to imagine being on a mystery coach trip and take a whistle stop tour around some of Northamptonshire’s towns and picturesque villages.
Towcester and District Local History Society
Wednesday, 13th May 2026