Thomas Harrison – relatively speaking
The talk will be given by the great-great-great-great-granddaughter of Thomas Harrison who was Estate Manager for the Radcliffe Trust.
Milton Keynes Museum Society
Speaker meetings
Queen Mary 1867 – 1953
An illustrated talk by Bev Kelly on the remarkable role of Queen Mary, who saved the British monarchy.
Buckingham Old Gaol
Warden Abbey
A talk by Margaret Roberts about the history of Warden Abbey in Bedfordshire.
Bow Brickhill History Society
Flushed with Success
Kevin Varty’s talk takes us on a fascinating journey through time from simple holes in the ground to state-of-the-art Japanese computerised toilets.
Yardley Gobion Local History Group
Death in the Garden
Michael Brown’s talk about the uses of poisonous plants includes stories of Magic, Myth, Murder and Passion.
Bletchley Archaeological & Historical Society
Roade’s Collector Cousins
Hear about their outstanding successes arising from their joint interests, one of which resulted in the British Postage Stamp Auctions of 2011-2012 that will probably never be surpassed.
Roade Local History Society
The Phantom of the Trianon
In 1911 a book described a visit to the Petit Trianon in the grounds of the Palace of Versailles where the authors claimed to have seen the gardens as they had been in the late 18th century as well as ghosts.
Buckinghamshire Gardens Trust
Away with the Fairies
1n 1917 two girls in Yorkshire took photographs of fairies. When the photographs came to light they caused a sensation.
Newport Pagnell Historical Society
The buildings of Sir Thomas Tresham
Tresham left three notable buildings in Northamptonshire. including the extraordinary Rushton Triangular Lodge.
History of food, spices, and Medieval society
Eve Bacon has a passion for spices that were used in the past. She explains where the Medieval person thought they came from and how they illustrated society.