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“The Crisis of Meritocracy: How Popular Demand Made Britain a Mass Education Society” by Professor Peter Mandler
Birchall Hall, Queens College
Trull Road, Taunton, United Kingdom
An 2022-23 Historical Association event Before the Second World War, only 115 of young people had any experience of secondary school and hardly 1-2% of higher education; today of course […]
Somerset – A Landscape with Chapels Webinar by David Dawson
It is easy to underestimate the significance of the legacy of nonconformity in Somerset. In 1991, the Royal Commission listed 198 nonconformist chapels in Somerset, 13 of them ‘principal monuments’. […]
“Preston Bowyer Manors” Webinar with David Victor
The Twin Manors of Preston Bowyer
Lead Mining on Mendip in the Roman & Victorian Periods by Steve Tofts
Wells and Mendip Museum
8 Cathedral Green, Wells, Somerset
Steve has been a long-time volunteer at the Museum as well as other local groups. His association with these has led to an interest in the local lead mines and […]
“Malcolm X and the Genealogy of Black Power” by Dr Tom Davies
Birchall Hall, Queens College
Trull Road, Taunton, United Kingdom
An 2022-23 Historical Association event Young black militants calling for 'Black Power' in mid-1966 were famously referred to as 'the angry children of Malcolm X' - but what was Malcolm […]
Limestone Plants by David Walker (followed by the AGM)
Wells and Mendip Museum
8 Cathedral Green, Wells, Somerset
David is the Hon. Curator at the Museum and has been a keen member of local caving clubs for many years. Unsurprisingly, his interest in the caves found in areas […]
“Creating a ‘Usable Past’: The Legacy of the 1917 Revolution in Modern Russia” by Dr Matthew Rendle
Birchall Hall, Queens College
Trull Road, Taunton, United Kingdom
An 2022-23 Historical Association event The Russian Revolution remains a deeply problematic historical moment in modern Russia. On the one hand Putin's Russia tries to harness the past to strengthen […]
“A Trip to Steep Holm” Webinar by Stephen Parker
This fully illustrated talk will take us on a trip to the island of Steep Holm in the Severn Estuary. Just off Weston-super-Mare, the island is home to a range […]
“Creating a ‘usable past’ : the legacy of the 1917 revolution in modern Russia”
Birchall Hall, Queens College
Trull Road, Taunton, United Kingdom
Historical Association - Taunton Deane branch present: "Creating a 'usable past' : the legacy of the 1917 revolution in modern Russia" Talk by Dr Matthew Rendle (Univ. Exeter) - Fee £2
“The paintings of William Hogarth”, with Richard Kay
Phoenix Hotel
Chard
Chard History Group present "The paintings of William Hogarth", with Richard Kay. Thursday 9 March, 7.30pm; fee £3.50 The Ballroom, Phoenix Hotel, Chard, TA20 1PH.
Bath and Counties Archaeological Society AGM
BRLSI
16 Queen Square, Bath
BACAS AGM will be on Thursday 9 March at 7:30pm at BRLSI, 16 Queen Square, Bath. Before the AGM, there will be presentations on a number of members' projects. The […]
A visit to Lower Chilcott Farm, Dulverton – a 17th century Exmoor farmhouse
Dulverton
A visit to Lower Chilcott Farm, Dulverton - a 17th century Exmoor farmhouse. Visit led by a member of SANHS' Historic Buildings section. Booking essential - number limited to 12; please email office@sanhs.org Minimum £5 […]