History of Warden Abbey
This excellent talk will take us through the history of the once-great abbey, from its foundation in 1135 to the present day.
Hanslope and District Historical Society
Speaker meetings
Away with the Fairies
1n 1917 two girls in Yorkshire took photographs of fairies. When the photographs came to light they came to the attention of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.
Lavendon Village History Group
Coram and The Foundling Hospital
he story of the Foundation’s conception, development and subsequent move out of London before it comes back to London in a different form.
Buckinghamshire Family History Society
Amy, Wonderful Amy
Roy Smart will give a talk about the life of the famous aviator, Amy Johnson who became the first woman to fly solo to Australia.
Yardley Gobion Local History Group
“Oh yes it is”, “Oh no it isn’t”: Unresolved questions of authenticity
Disputes are erupting with such frequency that the most topical cases we look at by the time this lecture gets delivered may not yet have hit the headlines.
The Arts Society North Bucks
Death in the Garden
Poisonous plants have been used to remove an unwanted partner, for medicine, aphrodisiacs, pest control, foretelling the future or to commune with the gods.
Towcester and District Local History Society
The Battle of Naseby 1645
The Battle of Naseby was fought on the morning of the 14th June 1645 in the open fields of that small Northamptonshire village.
Olney & District Historical Society
D-Day
A talk and book signing by John Timmins, a local author of Anonymous Heroes about the events, planning and preparations for D-Day.
Old Gaol Museum, Buckingham
Sex, Drink and Death in the 17th Century
Exploring three aspects of seventeenth century-life in an exciting and visual presentation.Tim Healey is a popular speaker at historical societies.
Bletchley Archaeological & Historical Society
Bletchley Park and D-Day
Dr David Kenyon will be hosting a lecture about his new book ‘Bletchley Park and D-Day’ which reveals how preparations had started at Bletchley in 1942.
Bletchley Park