A talk by Martin Green The Glover family in Warwick has a notable history in engineering and manufacturing.  William Glover & Sons was founded by James William Glover, a prominent agricultural engineer and manufacturer in Warwick. The company eventually became The Eagle Manufacturing Company and later Dennis Eagle, which still operates today. Another branch of …

A talk by David Patterson The Talk recounts how two widowed ladies of the Warwickshire gentry, in similar circumstances, 100 years apart, ran the same 8,000 acre estate, on behalf of their young sons and contributed substantially both to the family fortunes and the well being of the area. Lady Elizabeth Newdigate in the 1730's …

A talk by Aaron Manning This talk reveals for the first time the forgotten state visit of Henry VIII to Warwick in September 1511. Drawing on archival research, this talk will cast light on a lost chapter of Warwick's history, evidence for the King's itinerary in the town and why a visit from England's most …

A talk by Jill Kashi Mary Dormer Harris was a Warwickshire woman to her core. Born in the village of Stoneleigh in 1867, she became a local historian of repute in her own lifetime and has left a legacy that endures to this day through her academic work, as an educator, suffragist, heritage campaigner, dramatist …

A talk by Matt Lewis In the summer of 1381, an uprising remembered as the Peasant's Revolt set London ablaze and almost burned down the political structures of Medieval England. After its collapse, the revolt was presented by the government as a rabble of voilent thugs but they weren't peasants and it wasn't really a …

AGM followed by A talk by Eddie Smallwood Mancetta or Manuessedum overlooked the crossing point of the River Anker by Watling Street and was the site of an early Roman Fort and  Vicus.  Recent excavations have revealed much of the fort. The talk will detail the significance of these and why Mancetta is the most …

A talk by Alan Read Alan explores the story behind the Christmas truce of 1914, where an officer of the Royal Warwickshire Regiment played a key role in the meeting in No-Man's land between the British and German soldiers where gifts and photos were exchanged. Did the alleged football match between the opposing armies actually …