All talks start at 7:30pm unless otherwise stated
Venue: Delapre Golf Centre, Eagle Drive, Northampton
Members: Free, Non- Members £5
25 January – Overmighty Subjects: Factions and Feuds in the Wars of the Roses. Mike Ingram
Mike is the Society’s Chairman, a medieval historian, author of “The Battle of Northampton” the definitive account of the battle and local expert on The Wars of the
Roses.
22 February – The Georgian Militia. Prof Matthew McCormack
Professor McCormack is an expert on the militia of the Georgian period. An absolute
must for anyone fascinated by those dashing chaps in Jane Austen’s novels.
29 March – The Black Prince. Dr Michael Jones
Dr Jones is a fellow of the Royal Historical Society and a member of the British
Commission for Military History and a noted historical writer.
26 April – The Princes in the Tower. Mathew Lewis
Historical writer Matthew Lewis returns to discuss one of histories most controversial mysteries.
31 May – Uncovering Edgcote: Re-evaluating the evidence. Phil Steele with Graham Evans
Phil is the Society’s Vice Chair, and is leading the project to mark the 550th anniversary of the Battle of Edgcote in 2019.
28 June – Forging Identities: Heraldry. Dr Conny Bailey
Dr Bailey lectures in Art History at the University of Leicester, and has previously given talks at Northampton Museum.
26 July – The Man who Arrested the Earl: William Boteler Northamptonshire’s Swordsman. Graham Evans.
The editor of the Wild Rat discusses the life and times of the man who was
Northamptonshire’s military governor after the Civil War.
August No talk
27 September – Eleanor of Castile: The Shadow Queen. Sara Cockerill
Sara is a historian and barrister who has written the only full length biography of Edward I’s beloved queen, and the woman after whom our Eleanor Cross is named.
25 Oct – AGM & talk (NB 7:00pm start) Agincourt past, present and future. Professor Anne Curry
Professor Anne Curry is the Dean of the Faculty of Humanities at the University of
Southampton. She is a Medieval Historian and the foremost expert on the Battle of
Agincourt. She was the Chair of the Trustees of the very successful Agincourt 600 Project. She is also a Trustee of the Battlefields Trust, and also the Royal Armouries.
The 600th anniversary of Agincourt in 2015 provided an opportunity to reflect on the
battle. But what more is there to know? Where next for studies of this iconic battle?
Professor Curry shares her views on this nation-defining battle.
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