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26 Sep
2017

Edward I

by Dr Marc Morris

Tuesday 26 September 2017
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.
10 Oct
2017

Storms, War and Shipwrecks – Treasures from the Sicilian Seas

by Professor Paul Roberts

Tuesday 10 October 2017
Presentation about Roman finds from shipwrecks in the Mediterranean.
24 Oct
2017

General Sir Richard McCreery: the Last Great Cavalryman

by Richard Mead

Tuesday 24 October 2017
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.
7 Nov
2017

What are the historical roots of today’s toxic sectarianism in the Middle East?

by John McHugo

Tuesday 7 November 2017
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.
28 Nov
2017

Egypt’s Valley of the Kings: ancient tombs and recent discoveries

by Dr Patricia Spencer

Tuesday 28 November 2017
This talk will look at the development and history of the burial place of some of ancient Egypt’s greatest pharaohs.
12 Dec
2017

Claret

by David Copp

Tuesday 12 December 2017
The history of the English love affair with Bordeaux wine.
11 Jan
2018

King Canute (Cnut)

by Dr Ken Lawson

Thursday 11 January 2018
Denmark, England and the Conquest of 1016.
25 Jan
2018

The Unification of Italy 1871

by Professor David Laven

Thursday 25 January 2018
New look at the Unification of Italy and  its inherent  problems.
8 Feb
2018

The Dorset Regiment

by Christopher Copson

Thursday 8 February 2018
The history of the Dorset Regiment from the eighteenth to the twentieth century, including the significance of the First World War.
22 Feb
2018

The Plague 2000BC to 2000AD

by Dr. Tim Mason

Thursday 22 February 2018
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?
8 Mar
2018

Royal Saxony

by Frank Pattison

Thursday 8 March 2018
Journey through the history of Saxony from the 5th Century to the present.
22 Mar
2018

Wilton House – The Russian Connection

by Ros Liddington

Thursday 22 March 2018
The Russian Connection: Sometimes a drop of foreign blood has been shown to make a difference!