Talks on Saturdays, 2.30pm, Trinity Methodist Church, Rainsford Road, Chelmsford, CM1 2XB. Visitors and prospective members warmly welcomed – £5. Tea etc served afterwards. No Booking Required.
| 19th Sept 2026 | AGM Persecution & Toleration in England, 1400 – 1700 | Professor Alexandra Walsham, President of H.A. University of Cambridge |
| 17th Oct 2026 | The Social Spread of the Handshake in 18th & 19th Century England | Dr Penelope Corfield. Emeritus Prof. History, Royal Holloway |
| 21st Nov 2026 | Country walks through Colonial Britain | Professor Corinne Fowler, Professor of Colonialism & Heritage University of Leicester |
| 12th Dec 2026 | How accurate is the Bayeux Tapestry? What is its relevance for Britain today? (Light seasonal refreshments after the talk) | Dr Tom Licence. Professor of Modern Literature. UEA |
| 9th Jan 2027 | James II and the Glorious Revolution | Dr David Smith, Cambridge University |
| 13th Feb 2027 | Taxing Death in the UK: Taxation that reflects its time in history | Peter Allen |
| 20th Mar 2027 | Debate: Should President Andrew Johnson be impeached? The House of Representatives decides | M. Frampton, J. Edgar & T. Tuckwell |
| 24th Apr 2027 | D.Day: The Army that never was & the Great Deception | Taylor Downing, author |
| 15th May 2026 | Joan of Arc | Professor Rowena Archer, Brasenose College, Oxford |
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