Talks Archive
Programme 2017 - 2018
Edward I
by Dr Marc Morris
Date: Thursday 26 September 2024
An overview of the career of one of the greatest English kings of the Middle Ages, his impact on the British Isles, and a legacy of division which continues to this day
Storms, War and Shipwrecks - Treasures from the Sicilian Seas
by Professor Paul Roberts
Date: Thursday 10 October 2024
Presentation about Roman finds from shipwrecks in the Mediterranean.General Sir Richard McCreery: the Last Great Cavalryman
by Richard Mead
Date: Thursday 24 October 2024
Dick McCreery, who had a close association with Sherborne throughout his life, was one of the great British soldiers of World War II, as a brigade commander in France in 1940, Chief of Staff to Field Marshal Alexander in North Africa and finally as the last Commander of Eighth Army in Italy.What are the historical roots of today’s toxic sectarianism in the Middle East?
by John McHugo
Date: Thursday 7 November 2024
The story of the ancient Sunni-Shi'i divide, and why it became important again after the Iranian revolution and then turbo-charged after the 2003 invasion of Iraq
Egypt’s Valley of the Kings: ancient tombs and recent discoveries
by Dr Patricia Spencer
Date: Thursday 28 November 2024
This talk will look at the development and history of the burial place of some of ancient Egypt’s greatest pharaohs.
Claret
by David Copp
Date: Thursday 12 December 2024
The history of the English love affair with Bordeaux wine.
King Canute (Cnut)
by Dr Ken Lawson
Date: Thursday 11 January 2024
Denmark, England and the Conquest of 1016
The Unification of Italy 1871
by Professor David Laven
Date: Thursday 25 January 2024
New look at the Unification of Italy and its inherent problemsThe Dorset Regiment
by Christopher Copson
Date: Thursday 8 February 2024
The history of the Dorset Regiment from the eighteenth to the twentieth century, including the significance of the First World WarThe Plague 2000BC to 2000AD
by Dr. Tim Mason
Date: Thursday 22 February 2024
Plague: The very word is inclined to strike fear into the heart but what is it, where did it come from and is it still about?Royal Saxony
by Frank Pattison
Date: Friday 8 March 2024
Journey through the history of Saxony from the 5th Century to the present.Wilton House - The Russian Connection
by Ros Liddington
Date: Friday 22 March 2024
The Russian Connection: Sometimes a drop of foreign blood has been shown to make a difference!