http://www.history.org.uk/ Latest news from the Branches Section of www.history.org.uk en Copyright 2010, All Rights Reserved http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Tue, 27 Jul 2010 15:23:24 GMT The Essex Branch have just announced their 2010/2011 programme. Highlights include lectures on: The Italian Renaissance, Mountbatten: Hero of our time, Women and Work in the Middle Ages, The Strategy of the American Civil War, Witchcraft - How 'bad' were the East Anglian Witch-Hunts of 1645-47? Mid-Seventeenth Century English Witch Persecution in Comparative Context. There will also be a lecture by Ian Mason, Cumbrian Branch Secretary and Chair of the Branches Committee: Using Original... Fri, 09 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.history.org.uk/resources/he_news_798.html http://www.history.org.uk/resources/he_news_798.html The Birmingham Branch announce their 2010-11 lecture series:   Birmingham Branch 2010 - 2011 programme Lecture series: Scandal and Reproach All lectures 6pm Tuesdays at The Open University, 66 High Street, Harborne, Birmingham B17 9NB.   26 October 2010 Shaun Aston, Strode's College, Egham: ‘Racial and Religious Conscientious Objectors and the Vietnam War'   23 November Trevor James, Historical Association: ‘Were the guilty men really guilty? The implications of the... Thu, 08 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.history.org.uk/resources/he_news_801.html http://www.history.org.uk/resources/he_news_801.html On 23 September the Hampstead & NW London Branch will be having a lecture on 'Islam: Retreat and Resurgence' delivered by Ralph Blumenau. Sometime Head of History at Malvern College Ralph Blumenau now lectures at the University of the Third Age in the old Town Hall on Haverstock Hill on the history of Europe, to the delight of some of our members who attend.  He also covers other subjects - the history of philosophy and the history of the Jews. He recently gave an excellent... Thu, 08 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.history.org.uk/resources/he_news_800.html http://www.history.org.uk/resources/he_news_800.html Report to AGM of the Branches and Members Committee  14 May 2010   Meetings since AGM in Leicester, 9/5/09: 1.Birmingham Midlands Institute, 6/6/09; 2.London Institute for Hist.Research,19/9/09; 3.London NCVO,Branch Officers' Meeting,7/11/09 4.London NCVO, 6/2/10.  Committee Members: Chairholder: Mr.Ian C.Mason, FHA Hon.Sec of Cumbria Branch;Deputy Chairholder: Mr.John Till Shropshire Branch Officer;Professor G.Batho; G.Bisson;T.Blunden; R.Burgess; J.Golding; R.Hill;... Mon, 21 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.history.org.uk/resources/he_news_773.html http://www.history.org.uk/resources/he_news_773.html Rules 1. The competition is open to anyone in Year 12 or 13 education in the academic year 2010-11. 2. The entrant will have to write and deliver a speech on this subject: ‘Who is the most remarkable woman in British history?' 3. The speech will explain why the entrant made their choice, why their woman is remarkable and how she affected history. 4. The entrant will address an audience for a maximum of 5 minutes. 5. Judges may ask the entrants post-presentation questions. 6. The judges'... Tue, 25 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.history.org.uk/resources/he_news_734.html http://www.history.org.uk/resources/he_news_734.html PROGRAMME OF WALKS FOR SUMMER 2010 THURSDAY 17th JUNE 2010 - MELLS Meet outside St. Andrew's Church Mells at 7.00 p.m. The walk will be led by Mr. Michael McGarvie, who spoke to us in December 2009 about "The Remarkable History of Mells" There is no car park, please park in the street. (Selwood Street or New Street) Should you have any queries regarding this walk please contact: Mrs. Jenny Ladd 01373 830514   THURSDAY 15th JULY 2010 - BATHAMPTON Meet at 7.00 pm in the car park... Mon, 24 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.history.org.uk/resources/he_news_752.html http://www.history.org.uk/resources/he_news_752.html The sixth lecture in the Glasgow and West of Scotland Branch Reverend Alastair Ramage on "Heatherbank: A Unique Museum" Alastair Ramage was introduced by the Secretary who recalled her memories of Colin and Rosemary Harvey, the original founders of the Museum in their Georgian house in 1975.  Colin attracted donations of archive material, due to his interest in social work.    On his death, Rosemary mounted various exhibitions, such as one on poorhouses. ... Sun, 23 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.history.org.uk/resources/he_news_753.html http://www.history.org.uk/resources/he_news_753.html The Historical Association Durham Branch is holding a lecture by Emeritus Professor G.R. Batho of the University of Durham on the subject of "Mary Queen of Scots: the Captive Queen". Venue St. Giles' Parish Centre, St. Giles' Church, Gilesgate, 6.00 - 7.15pm Tuesday 18th May. Admission is free, everyone welcome. Durham Historical Association Annual Dinner takes place on Wednesday 19th May 7.00 pm for 7.30 pm, The Pennington Room, Grey College, South Road, Durham. Adam Goldwater of the... Thu, 06 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.history.org.uk/resources/he_news_722.html http://www.history.org.uk/resources/he_news_722.html The Eric Hopkins Memorial Lecture will be held on Wednesday 5 May 2010,  at 6pm in Lecture Room 3 of the Arts Building, University of Birmingham.  Eric Hopkins (1920 -2003) was a lifelong member and stalwart supporter of the Historical Association, both the national body and the Birmingham branch. A prolific author, he wrote over ten books including ‘Childhood Transformed'; ‘Birmingham: the First Manufacturing Town' and ‘Birmingham: the Making of the Second... Wed, 28 Apr 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.history.org.uk/resources/he_news_714.html http://www.history.org.uk/resources/he_news_714.html On the 21st April 2010 7.30pm at the Arnold Building, King Edward VI College, King Edward Road, Professor Anne Curry, President of The Historical Association (University of Southampton) will be delivering the latest Nuneaton Branch lecture: Joan of Arc; Woman, Warrior, Witch. Professor Anne Curry's research focuses on the Hundred Years War looking at the treaty of Troyes, the English occupation of Normandy between 1422 and 1450, Agincourt, women and warfare in the middle ages. At... Thu, 15 Apr 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.history.org.uk/resources/he_news_683.html http://www.history.org.uk/resources/he_news_683.html On the 21st April 2010 8pm at the Friends' Meeting House, Rickfords Hill, Aylesbury HP20 2RT, Professor Anne Curry, Daniel Scharf will be delivering the latest Buckingham Branch lecture: Who Cares About the Cold War?: Using Upper Heyford as a Touchstone. Daniel Scharf, Oxford Trust for Contemporary History, Oxford Trust for Contemporary History. For more details please contact the Buckingham Hon Secretary Terry Bloxham: t.bloxham@vam.ac.uk Wed, 14 Apr 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.history.org.uk/resources/he_news_684.html http://www.history.org.uk/resources/he_news_684.html West of Scotland Historical Association & Bearsden and Milngavie Historical Society Thursday 22nd April at 5.30pm in Lilybank House- University of Glasgow: Heatherbank; A Unique Museum Hear Alastair Ramage, last curator of the Heatherbank Museum on the museum, its remarkable social history archives particularly about children and poverty and its future...from Byres Rd, up Great George St, off Bute Gardens For more details of the lecture please contact the branch secretary Marie Davidson:... Tue, 06 Apr 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.history.org.uk/resources/he_news_675.html http://www.history.org.uk/resources/he_news_675.html The Birmingham Branch lecture scheduled for 13 April has been cancelled. Shaun Aston, Strode's College, Egham was to be giving a lecture on ‘Racial and Religious Conscientious Objectors and the Vietnam War'. The Birmingham Branch hopes to be able to incorporate this lecture into next years programme of lectures. Mon, 05 Apr 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.history.org.uk/resources/he_news_679.html http://www.history.org.uk/resources/he_news_679.html Norfolk and Norwich Branch Lecture. The last lecture for the season is on Saturday 10th April and given by Professor John Ashworth entitled: Explaining the American Civil War: Origins and Outcome. John Ashworth is Professor of American History in the School of American & Canadian Studies at the University of Nottingham. His research has been focussed primarily on the following topics: slavery in the United States; the origins of the American Civil War; Jacksonian America; Political... Thu, 01 Apr 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.history.org.uk/resources/he_news_674.html http://www.history.org.uk/resources/he_news_674.html The fifth lecture in the Glasgow and West of Scotland Branch: talk on "The hidden influence of taxation on British history" by Matthew Elliott, Chief Executive of the TaxPayers' Alliance. The Secretary introduced Mathew Elliott as the co-founder of the TaxPayers' Alliance, a campaigning pressure group.   She compared it to the Anti Corn Law League, and wondered if Elliott and Wallace were the new Cobden and Bright.  History - like philosophy - is about asking... Wed, 31 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.history.org.uk/resources/he_news_630.html http://www.history.org.uk/resources/he_news_630.html The West Surrey branch have a few places left for our visit to the College of Arms on Tuesday 13th April. Meet at the Royal College of Arms at 130, Queen Victoria Street, London, EC4V 4BT  at 6.15pm. The cost of the visit is £15 per head. Anyone interested in attending should contact Rollo Crookshank Tel: 01252 319881, e-mail: crookshank@starkmann.co.uk Wed, 24 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.history.org.uk/resources/he_news_656.html http://www.history.org.uk/resources/he_news_656.html The Historical Association has begun to podcast some of the varied and fascinating Branch lectures that are taking place across the country. The first two lectures are now up: Cleopatra Podcast This pod-cast was recorded at the Central London Branch of the Historical Association on Saturday 20th February 2010, at the Institute of Historical Research, Senate House, University of London.   We were pleased to welcome cultural historian Lucy... Wed, 03 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.history.org.uk/resources/he_news_631.html http://www.history.org.uk/resources/he_news_631.html On Wednesday 24th March 8pm, the Winchester Branch will be hosting a lecture by Dr Sue Simpson entitled: Sir Henry Lee (1533-1611) - "the most accomplished cavaliero in England" Sir Henry Lee KG (1533 - 12 February 1611) of Ditchley was Master of the Ordnance under Queen Elizabeth I of England. Lee became Queen Elizabeth I's champion in 1570 and was appointed Master of the Royal Armouries in 1580, an office which he held until his death. As Queen's Champion, Lee devised the Accession... Wed, 03 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.history.org.uk/resources/he_news_605.html http://www.history.org.uk/resources/he_news_605.html The fourth lecture in the Glasgow and West of Scotland Branch "Murder and Morality in Victorian Britain" by Professor Eleanor Gordon and Dr. Gwyneth Nair   The murder of Emile L'Angelier, followed by the trial of his erstwhile fiancée, Miss Madeleine Smith caused a sensation in Victorian Britain.  The eternal question has been ‘did she do it?' Eleanor and Gwyneth , however, have used this classic case to tease out what it reveals about 19th century society,... Tue, 02 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.history.org.uk/resources/he_news_629.html http://www.history.org.uk/resources/he_news_629.html The third lecture in the Glasgow and West of Scotland Branch "Reading the Stones" by Gary Nisbet.   Gary Nisbet was introduced by the Chairman, Bill Mann, as the researcher who has documented his claim that John Mossman should now be regarded as ‘The Father of Glasgow Sculpture.'     With superb photographs, he proved the extent of Mossman's achievement from his first major civic commission (1839) to his retiral (1886), not just as a stonemason, but as a... Tue, 19 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.history.org.uk/resources/he_news_571.html http://www.history.org.uk/resources/he_news_571.html Second lecture in the Glasgow and West of Scotland Branch by Daniel Gray, author of "Homage to Caledonia." Professor Michael Gonzalez introduced the talk by setting the scene: the Spanish civil war was always an international war, a great confrontation between democracy and fascism.    Franco expected a four day war, but met massive popular resistance.   The question arose: can a mass popular movement adequately armed confront military force? Opposition to... Tue, 19 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.history.org.uk/resources/he_news_499.html http://www.history.org.uk/resources/he_news_499.html Cardiff Branch Event 18 February 2010: Dr Federica Ferlanti (Cardiff University): "Republican China: The Seeds Of Change (1912-1949)" Federica Ferlanti's research field is Modern Chinese History and specifically China's state-building and political history during the 1930s and 1940s. Federica holds B.A. Hons from Università di Venezia (DSAO, 1995), M.Phil. from University of Cambridge (Oriental Studies, 1996), and Ph.D. from Università di Cagliari (DiSPI, 2003). Her... Thu, 14 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.history.org.uk/resources/he_news_570.html http://www.history.org.uk/resources/he_news_570.html Saturday, 6th February 2010, 12 noon: Some thoughts on the use and abuse of history. Spain 1808 - Iraq 2003 Lecture by Professor Charles Esdaile, History Department, Liverpool University. In this paper the many comparisons that have been made in the American press about Napoleon's intervention in Spain in 1808 and George Bush's invasion of Iraq in 2003 will be analysed and laid out for discussion. Click here for more details of the Manchester Branch Programme... Thu, 14 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.history.org.uk/resources/he_news_569.html http://www.history.org.uk/resources/he_news_569.html Bath Branch Lecture 25 February "The Devils are walking about our streets": the witchcraft delusion in seventeenth - century Salem.                    Prof. Richard Francis, Bath Spa University. Prof Richard Francis read English at Cambridge and then did a PhD at Exeter University in the field of nineteenth century American intellectual history.  He spent a year at Harvard as an... Thu, 14 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.history.org.uk/resources/he_news_568.html http://www.history.org.uk/resources/he_news_568.html Grotesques, Gargoyles, Uglies and Medieval Beasties! A talk by Dr Colin Harris 7.30 p.m. on 13th January Arnold Building, King Edward VI College, King Edward Road, Nuneaton. This talk is fun, informative and interactive. Colin is an experienced speaker and lecturer on a range of subjects. The talk will cover: Who are these Green Men? - some real modelsOrigins of the Green ManBasic types of Green ManSome wooden Green MenNear cousins of the Green ManGrotesques and GargoylesSome special... Tue, 05 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.history.org.uk/resources/he_news_544.html http://www.history.org.uk/resources/he_news_544.html in the Middle Ages! On 15th January Dr Rowena Archer of Brasenose College, Oxford, will be giving a lecture on 'Women of Power and Authority in the Middle Ages' at the Gilbert Memorial Library, Hereford Cathedral School (off school yard at the east end of the cathedral). Her publications include: 'Rich Old Ladies: The Problem of Late Medieval Dowagers', in Property and Politics: Essays in Later Medieval English History, ed. A.J.Pollard (Gloucester, 1984) '"How ladies....who live on their... Mon, 04 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.history.org.uk/resources/he_news_545.html http://www.history.org.uk/resources/he_news_545.html On 12th January from 8pm at Jubilee Hall, Parsonage Lane, Enfield Dr Kate Williams (Author & broadcaster) will be giving a lecture on 'Queen Victoria: the First Royal Rebel?' Kate studied her BA at Somerville College, Oxford where she was a College Scholar and received the Violet Vaughan Morgan University Scholarship. She then took her MA at Queen Mary, University of London and her DPhil at Oxford, where she received a graduate prize.   Her second book, Becoming Queen, about... Mon, 04 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.history.org.uk/resources/he_news_543.html http://www.history.org.uk/resources/he_news_543.html Winchester Branch have had to postpone their lecture due to take place on Wednesday 13th January by Dr Sue Simpson; a new date will be fixed and will be available by email through Eleanor.Yates@ntlworld.com For further details of other Winchester Branch events go here... Fri, 01 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.history.org.uk/resources/he_news_558.html http://www.history.org.uk/resources/he_news_558.html The Portsmouth Branch meeting for Tuesday 12th January - "Not so dark ages" by Glen Dunnaway has been cancelled. Their speaker is trapped by snow in N. Wales and no access to roads until Wednseday. For further details of Portsmouth events and lectures later in the year please follow this link... Fri, 01 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.history.org.uk/resources/he_news_557.html http://www.history.org.uk/resources/he_news_557.html Due to adverse weather conditions the Bolton Branch lecture taking place on Monday 11th January 2010: Prof. Andrew Jotischky: ‘Richard the Lionheart: Crusading Revolutionary?' has been cancelled. For details of later lectures and events at the Bolton Branch please follow this link... Fri, 01 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.history.org.uk/resources/he_news_554.html http://www.history.org.uk/resources/he_news_554.html Owing to poor weather conditions the Essex Branch lecture by Anne Curry has been cancelled: SATURDAY 9 January 2010, 2.30p.m. Anne Curry, Professor of History, Southampton University, and President of the Historical Association: Women and Work in the Middle Ages. Fri, 01 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.history.org.uk/resources/he_news_553.html http://www.history.org.uk/resources/he_news_553.html Lloyd George and Economy with the Truth, Rethinking Henry VIII, The witchcraft delusion in 17th century Salem and much more lectures with the Bath Branch!   24 September   "Cofia,Blentyn,Dwedd y Gwir".  Lloyd George and Economy with the Truth. Prof. Alan Sharp, University of Ulster. 22 October   "Dogma, Discipline,Dancing": Calvin and Calvinism after 400 years. Dr.Kenneth Austin, University of Bristol 26... Tue, 08 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.history.org.uk/resources/he_news_321.html http://www.history.org.uk/resources/he_news_321.html Beckenham and Bromley Branch Programme 2009/10, Shakespeare and history, Emma Hamilton:From Poverty to Celebrity and much more... How to book: No booking required. Price: HA members free. Visitors £2.00. Tel: 020 8650 7511 Fax: 020 8777 9549 Email: aj60@dial.pipex.com  Beckenham HA Website (External Link) Unless otherwise stated venue is: Christ Church Hall Beckenham, Fairfield Road, off Beckenham High Street BR3 3LD Time: 8.00 p.m. Victoria... Sun, 06 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.history.org.uk/resources/he_news_372.html http://www.history.org.uk/resources/he_news_372.html Lectures and walks in York: Explore Georgian Hull: Walking Tour led by Dr Rob Robinson, India and the first World War, Catholicism in the Reign of Elizabeth I and many more... York and North Yorkshire Branch Programme now out: 2009 Saturday 10 October. Explore Georgian Hull: Walking Tour led by Dr Rob Robinson, University of Hull Maritime Studies Unit. See enclosed flier for details and reply form. (Joint meeting with Hull and E.R. Branch) Saturday 17 October. Tour of the King's Manor, York,... Tue, 24 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.history.org.uk/resources/he_news_420.html http://www.history.org.uk/resources/he_news_420.html First Lecture in the Glasgow and West of Scotland Branch by Dr. P. Mowforth Glasgow. This was the Glasgow and West of Scotland first talk of the season.  There is a great deal of interest in the achievements of Bletchley Park, intensified by the long term veil of secrecy about the work of the cryptographers. The Official Secrets Act was certainly effective. We, however, wanted to go forward to see the relationships between Bletchley Park's achievements and modern... Mon, 23 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.history.org.uk/resources/he_news_495.html http://www.history.org.uk/resources/he_news_495.html 'The Field of Cloth of Gold: Henry VIII and Renaissance Europe',  ‘The Komsomol Wears Levi's: Young People and Fashion in the Soviet Union under Brezhnev, 1964-1985' and much more... Winchester Branch programme 2009/10 Meetings (except April's) are held in the Recital Room, College Centre, Peter Symonds College, Owens Road, Winchester, SO22 6RX Wednesday 7 October at 7.30pm: AGM followed by Dr Margaret Yates (University of Reading) ‘Town and countryside in western... Tue, 17 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.history.org.uk/resources/he_news_399.html http://www.history.org.uk/resources/he_news_399.html Lecture Series 2009/10 Children of the Raj, French Revolution, Shropshire Branch 2009/2010 lecture series in the Moser Library, Shrewsbury School. Visitors are welcome at the meetings. Further information about this programme and about The Historical Association can be obtained from Mike Morrogh (T: 01743 280 573) 2009    Friday, 25 September ‘The Battle of the Atlantic and the Enigma Machine'  Dr Mark Baldwin  At 8.00pm in the Moser Library,... Fri, 30 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.history.org.uk/resources/he_news_318.html http://www.history.org.uk/resources/he_news_318.html Slavery in the Age of Charlemagne, Causes of the French Revolution and much more at the West Surrey Branch lecture series! Meetings start at 7.30pm in the Friends Meeting House, North Street, Guildford,  GU1 4LH, opposite the Public Library, unless otherwise stated secretary@historicalassociationsurrey.com     TUESDAY 29 SEPTEMBER AGM followed by Lawrence Goldman, Fellow of St. Peter's College, Oxford, Editor of the Dictionary of National Biography, "Rewriting... Thu, 22 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.history.org.uk/resources/he_news_468.html http://www.history.org.uk/resources/he_news_468.html Religion, Bulgarian horrors and Irish Home Rule Rugby lecture series: The Western Front, Eisenhower, Suez and much more... All meetings are held at 7.30 pm, in Classroom 5 of The Lawrence Sheriff School, and visitors are welcome without charge. Access is as signed, from the Whitehall Road car park. Edward Allwright, Programme Secretary, Tel: 01788 542892 2009 Wed 7th Oct Professor Chris Wrigley, of Nottingham University - "Gladstone's big issues: Religion, Bulgarian horrors and Irish Home... Wed, 21 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.history.org.uk/resources/he_news_469.html http://www.history.org.uk/resources/he_news_469.html How and Why did Hitler's Germany Hold on to the Bitter End, The Arab/Israeli Conflict and much more at the Sheffield Branch Lecture Series! All meetings will take place on Thursdays at 7.30pm., except for excursions and the sixth form debate and will be held in the Lecture Theatre, Grayson Building, Birkdale School, Oakholme Road, Sheffield S10 3DH (enter by the gate on Ashdell Road) President: Mr. Michael Clarke, Birkdale School, Oakholme Rd. Sheffield S10 3DH (Tel 0114 266 408)... Tue, 29 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.history.org.uk/resources/he_news_439.html http://www.history.org.uk/resources/he_news_439.html Welcome to the Treasures of South Yorkshire and Derbyshire 24-29 July 2010   Durham Historical Association has pleasure in announcing its South Yorkshire Experience for 2010.  Accommodation will be in University of Sheffield, The Endcliffe Village, Single & Double en-suite rooms available. Professor Batho has a reputation for offering value for money. Do Come! The itinerary will include: A guided tour of Conisbrough Castle, a 12th century castle, considered one of South... Tue, 29 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.history.org.uk/resources/he_news_438.html http://www.history.org.uk/resources/he_news_438.html Paul Seward, Director of the History of Parliament, formerly a Clerk in the House of Commons will speak on Politics into History: Hobbes and Clarendon consider the English Civil War at Richmond & Twickenham branch meeting in the Vestry Hall, 21, Paradise Road, Richmond 8pm Thursday 15 October 2009. The massive History of the Rebellion by Edward Hyde, Earl of Clarendon (1609-74) is the most famous contemporary history of the English Civil War; the philosopher Thomas Hobbes (1588-1679), best... Tue, 29 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.history.org.uk/resources/he_news_433.html http://www.history.org.uk/resources/he_news_433.html History and the digital revolution, 'Sleaze': A Historical Perspective. Chichester Branch Programme 2009/10 All meetings will be held at the Friends' Meeting House, Priory Road, Chichester. Chairman: Mr Michael Harlock, Secretary Tony Dignum. For further details phone 01243 538585. 7.30pm Thursday 17 SEPTEMBER 2009 The President of the Chichester Branch ANDREW FOSTER D.Phil. FRHistS FSA Visiting Fellow Universities of Southampton & Kent HISTORY AND THE DIGITAL REVOLUTION Preceded by... Tue, 15 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.history.org.uk/resources/he_news_417.html http://www.history.org.uk/resources/he_news_417.html Conference sponsored by BALH and the University of Hull on Saturday 7th November 2009 at The Royal Hotel, Hull. Click here for more information>>> The Hull and East Riding Branch will have a Historical Association stall. If any other H.A. branch in the region would like to have their information or publications  displayed or sold on the stall, and can arrange or pay for the delivery and return of items, please contact Sylvia Usher on usher@usher.karoo.co.uk by 3rd... Thu, 03 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.history.org.uk/resources/he_news_395.html http://www.history.org.uk/resources/he_news_395.html The Shadow of a king? Charles II and the English Monarchy in the Age of Revolution...these and other lectures that are to be taking place in the Canterbury Branch Programme of events 2009/10! Thurs 17 Sept 4.30 pm Gateway Chamber, KSC, St Augustine's, Lady Wootton's Green, Canterbury MEETING for history teachers from local schools   Wed 23 Sept 4.30 pm Gilbert Room, KSC, St Augustine's, Lady Wootton's Green, Canterbury Committee MEETING   Thurs 8 Oct 6.30 pm Gateway Chamber,... Thu, 27 Aug 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.history.org.uk/resources/he_news_388.html http://www.history.org.uk/resources/he_news_388.html Women in the First World War, Why was the Monarchy restored in 1660? North London Branch Programme 2009-10 2009-10 Programme Chairman: Councillor Michael Rye BA(Hons), PGCE, F.Coll.P., NPQH, FHA. Secretary: Robin Blades 020 8368 5328 All meetings on Tuesdays at 8pm at Jubilee Hall, Parsonage Lane, Enfield 8 September 2009 Ducking Stools, Squab Houses and a Welsh Nationalist: Keeping Order in Early Stuart Oxford - Robin Blades AGM 13 October 2009 Poverty, Old Age and Gender in... Wed, 26 Aug 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.history.org.uk/resources/he_news_386.html http://www.history.org.uk/resources/he_news_386.html Bedford Branch Programme: Romantic surgery, radical politics and revolutionary body-snatching, the story of Astley-Cooper (1768-1841), Extravagancies and Impertinencies':  the controversy over set and free prayer in Revolutionary England. Wednesday 9th September 2009, 6.00 Meet at St Peter's Church, Bedford for a tour of part of Historic Bedford by Richard Wildman Same day 7.30pm Annual General Meeting; at the Masters' Common Room, Bedford School Tuesday 22nd September 2009 Druyn Burch,... Fri, 21 Aug 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.history.org.uk/resources/he_news_378.html http://www.history.org.uk/resources/he_news_378.html In conjunction with the Historical Association Hull & East Riding Branch Wednesday 14 October 2009   5.15-6.45pm WG/13 Dr.Nicole Robertson, University of Northumbria ‘Workers and Consumers in Partnership? The co-operative movement as an employer of Labour By the twentieth century, the co-operative movement was engaged in a world-wide exchange of products which, it was argued, benefited consumers and workers alike. The movement was engaged in the production, manufacture... Fri, 14 Aug 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.history.org.uk/resources/he_news_374.html http://www.history.org.uk/resources/he_news_374.html Manchester Branch Programme 2009/10. Upcoming lectures...When God Took Sides: Religion and Identity in Ireland - Unfinished History)  Lectures, unless otherwise stated, will be held at the Manchester Cathedral Visitor Centre, 10 Cateaton Street, Manchester M3 1SQ, next to the Cathedral just off Exchange Square.  Tea, coffee and biscuits will be available in the lecture room at the beginning of our meetings for a small charge. The Centre also has an... Fri, 14 Aug 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.history.org.uk/resources/he_news_373.html http://www.history.org.uk/resources/he_news_373.html Hereford Branch Programme 2009-10 Now out! 2009 Friday, 6 pm 18th September Dr Emma Aston OH (Reading University) 'Greek Animal-Hybrid Deities' Thursday, 6 pm 15th October Mr Derek Foxton 'Hereford at the end of World War II' Thursday, 6 pm 19th November Dr Penny Carson 'John Bull and the Making of an Imperial Identity' 2010 Friday, 6 pm 15th January Dr Rowena Archer (Brasenose College, Oxford) 'Medieval Women' Friday, 6pm 12th March Dr... Tue, 04 Aug 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.history.org.uk/resources/he_news_358.html http://www.history.org.uk/resources/he_news_358.html