Medieval Servants
James Wright’s talk delves into the kitchens, stables, staircases, cellars and garderobes to uncover evidence of the medieval household.
Towcester and District Local History Society
Speaker meetings
The Ultra Secret: How Frederick Winterbotham Spilt the Beans
Dr Mark Baldwin sets Frederick Winterbotham’s book The Ultra Secret in its proper context, and examines some of the effects it produced.
The National Museum of Computing
NPL Scrapbook – Not Scrap Anymore!
Scrapbook pioneered the concept of Hyperlinks. A team has been restoring a DEC PDP 11/70 with a view to mounting the original scrapbook disks.
The National Museum of Computing
Tunny and Colossus
Without ever seeing the German High Command cipher machine, the Bletchley Park cryptanalysts developed a way of deciphering intercepted messages.
The National Museum of Computing
John Ferris – Behind the Enigma
John Ferris will assess the evolution of British codebreaking in the twentieth century, with a particular focus on Bletchley Park, and World War Two.
Bletchley Park
Day School
Prof. Stephen Upex presents “Doom, more doom and even greater doom: Human survival against the natural odds” at Knuston Hall.
Olney Archaeological Society
Origins of Place Names
Speaker: Anthony Poulton-Smith. His most recent book is ‘Paranormal Northamptonshire’. This free talk is for BFHS members only.
Buckinghamshire Family History Society
Northampton Conscientious Objectors
John Buckell’s talk reveals the struggle between the tribunals and those Northampton citizens who refused to fight, and what happened to them as a result.
Western Front Association Milton Keynes
39 of the best
In her new book Kate Vigurs collects the stories of 39 women selected from all walks of life who risked betrayal and death for freedom.
The National Museum of Computing
Medieval Spices
Eve Bacon’s lecture reviews the range of spices available in England during the High Middle Ages and how they were used in religion, medicine and cooking.
CLASP