Meetings
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Glovers of Warwick: Wheelwrights, Iron Founders and a great deal more
Lapworth Village Hall Old Warwick Road, KingswoodA 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 …
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Two Newdigate Ladies
Lapworth Village Hall Old Warwick Road, KingswoodA 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 …
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The State Visit of Henry Vlll to Warwick
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 …
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Mary Dormer Harris 1867-1936 Historian, writer, pacifist, feminist & local icon
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 …
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The Peasants’ Revolt 1381
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. …
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Roman Mancetter and Boudica’s Last Battle
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 …
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The Christmas Truce of 1914
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 …