CHANGE OF PROGRAMME – Simon de Montfort (c 1208-1265) Champion of England? Martyr?

by Dr Huw Ridgeway

Thursday 20 February 2020
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Educated at Brynteg Comprehensive School Bridgend (Glamorgan) and Jesus College Oxford where he read Modern History and completed a doctorate on English court politics during the reign of Henry III (1216-1272). He taught at Keele University and Sherborne School where he became Head of Department. He has lectured widely and has over thirty academic publications on thirteenth century England, including a biography of Henry III for the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Since retirement, his publications include ‘Dorset in the period of Baronial Reform and Rebellion 1258-1267’ and the Sherborne Abbey Guidebook.

More Upcoming Talks

Talks are held in the Digby Hall, Hound Street, Sherborne, starting at 8pm.

Complimentary tea and coffee are available from 7.15pm.

24 Sep
2019

Why didn’t Britain go either Fascist or Communist between the two world wars?

by Professor Lawrence Goldman

Tuesday 24 September 2019
A talk that compares British historical experience with that on the continent of Europe between 1918 and 1939.
8 Oct
2019

The Diet of Worms 1521

by Professor Elaine Fulton

Tuesday 8 October 2019
This talk will explore the significance of the Diet of Worms, when Martin Luther defied Holy Roman Emperor Charles V.