East Sussex Branch Programme
For all branch enquiries please contact Dr John Oliphant at john@johnoliphant.net or telephone 07910 672 131
All meetings will be held on Thursdays from 7-9 pm in the large upstairs room at Bibendum, 1 Grange Road, Eastbourne BN21 4EU, a short walk from the railway station.
Entry is free to members, and visitor fees are £2 per lecture. Annual associate branch membership is available at the door for £10.
East Sussex Branch Programme 2025 - 6
Thursday 4 September 2025
Robespierre and the Terror in the French Revolution
Professor Marisa Linton, University of Kingston
Thursday 5 February 2026
Britain’s Wilderness Frontier: North American Borderlands 1761-1775
Dr John Oliphant, Independent Scholar
Thursday 5 March 2026
Title and Speaker TBA
Thursday 2 April 2026
The Social Spread of the Egalitarian Handshake in Britain, 1700-1850
Professor Penelope Corfield, Royal Holloway University of London
Thursday 7 May 2026
Slavery and other Secrets: Researching 16th century Shipping Networks
Professor Craig Lambert, University of Southampton
Thursday 4 June 2026
Domestic Religion in Early Modern London
Dr Emily Vine, University of Exeter – speaker TBC
Thursday 2 July 2026
Title and Speaker TBA
Thursday 3 Sept 2026
Charles I: Traitor or Martyr
Dr. David Smith, University of Cambridge
November 2026
Visit to the Bayeux Tapestry at the British Museum
Date TBA