Bolton Branch Programme

Bolton

Bolton
The Bolton Branch of the Historical Association meets monthly between September and May at the Bolton Parish Hall, formerly the Old Grammar School, in the centre of Bolton. We offer a varied programme of activities and lectures by speakers of the highest calibre. Associate membership of the local branch is by annual subscription costing only £15. We also welcome guests.
Contact Email: secretary@boltonhistassoc.org.uk
Branch Link: http://www.boltonhistassoc.org.uk/

Historical Association Bolton Branch

Programme 2009-10  

Monday 14th September 2009:

A.G.M.; followed by Dr Max Jones: ‘Captain Scott: the Explorer as Hero' 

The business of the AGM will be followed by light refreshments and a fascinating lecture by Dr Max Jones of the University of Manchester. 

Why did the death of Captain Scott and his companions on their way back from the South Pole cause such a sensation in Britain on the eve of the Great War? This paper will examine the response to the Antarctic disaster, and the changing ways in which Scott has been remembered over the last century.

Dr Max Jones is Senior Lecturer in Modern History at the University of Manchester. He is the author of The Last Great Quest: Captain Scott's Antarctic Sacrifice (2003) and editor of Scott's Journals: Captain Scott's Last Expedition (2005). His current research project investigates the rise and fall of the national hero. 

Monday 5th October 2009:

Dr Robert Poole: ‘The Peterloo Massacre: What Really Happened and How to Commemorate It'

Monday 2nd November 2009:

Dr Alexander Grant: ‘Richard III and Lancashire'  

Monday 30th November 2009:

Dr Kevin Bean: ‘The Origins of the Troubles? Northern Ireland 1966-1972'

This lecture will investigate the events leading to the outbreak of the Troubles in the late 1960s - early 1970s and assess whether the form and type of conflict that broke out was inevitable given Northern Ireland's history since 1922.

Dr Bean is a lecturer in Irish politics at the Institute of Irish Studies, University of Liverpool.  He has written on the outbreak of the Troubles in Northern Ireland and the development of the conflict in the 1960s

Monday 11th January 2010:

Prof. Andrew Jotischky: ‘Richard the Lionheart: Crusading Revolutionary?'

Monday 1st February 2010:

Prof. Charles Esdaile: ‘Britain and the Spanish Uprising Against Napoleon'  Including ‘Bring and Buy' History Book Sale.

Monday 1st March 2010:

Dr Stephen Kenny: ‘Ways of Framing 'Race' and Understanding Racism' - a debate.  

Monday 12th April 2010:

Ticket Only Social Event: Details and price to be confirmed.

Monday 10th May 2010:

‘Celebrating Local History' - an event to celebrate the Historical Association's Local History Month.