Author: Graham Evans

The Society is now taking membership subscriptions for the year 2023. Any new memberships taken out before our meeting in November will also allow admission to that event.

The membership form is available on the membership tab above. A single membership is £20, and a family (2 adults, 2 children) is £30.

As Hallowe’en approaches, Gemma Hollman, who runs the “Just History” website comes to talk to us about Royalty and Witchcraft.

NB This meeting will be preceded by the Society’s AGM, which will commence at 7pm. This should last for about 30 minutes before we hand over to our speaker

Gemma published her debut book, “Royal Witches”, in 2019. The book covers four women of Royal Blood who in the 15th century were accused of witchcraft. Two of these women, Jacquetta and Luxembourg and Elizabeth Woodville, have a close Northamptonshire connection. Gemma will be sharing their stories and explaining the importance and the relevance of the accusations made against them in this earlier, more superstitious time.

Tickets available from Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/royal-witches-tickets-438932507947

Lynn’s talk will look at what we know about women of Northamptonshire through the pages of the Domesday Book. Expect to be surprised at what she has discovered.

Tickets for the meeting are now available on Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/domesday-women-tickets-416559369287

These tickets are for personal attendance at Delapre Abbey. Entry is free for paid up members, or £7.50, payable on the door, to non-members. Access by Zoom is for paid up members only, and does not require a ticket. A link will be sent out closer to the date.

We will be back at the Coach House this year, offering short walks of the parkland end of the battlefield, and talks about both the Eleanor Cross by Jenny Rose, and the 1460 Battle, by Graham Evans. All these are free, although donations are always welcome.

NB WE WILL NOT BE AT THE ELEANOR CROSS THIS YEAR

Note that this talk will be ZOOM ONLY.

Please DO NOT visit the Abbey for this event.

The Zoom link is provided free of charge to fully paid up members, and will not be available to non-members. Details of how to join the Society can be found on the Membership tab above.

This month’s talk is by Nathen Amin. It’s great to have him back. He was about our last speaker before Lockdown and he was very popular and well received. Ticket and Zoom details have been emailed out to paid up members.

The talk will be in the Delapre Abbey library, commencing 7:30pm. Doors open 7pm.

Tickets are available from Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/henry-vii-and-the-tudor-pretenders-tickets-358480704437. Entry is free to members, £7.50 to non-members.

We will be at the Partizan Wargaming and Military History show on the 22nd May. We will be there with our new model of the Battle of Middleton Cheney. Pop by and say hello if you are there. https://www.facebook.com/events/170534078164873?ref=newsfeed

This month’s talk is by Major Tom Mouat MBE, who was part of the team that helped to implement the Dayton Peace Agreement that brought the Bosnian War to an end over 25 years ago. This will be a unique opportunity to hear about one of the pivotal events of late 20th century history from someone who was there.

Entry is free to Society members, or £7.50 on the door for non-members. Please book a ticket through our Eventbrite link: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/making-history-tickets-320658848247

An email has gone out to members with details for next week’s talk by Matthew Lewis on “Yorkist Foreign Policy 1461-1485” . The meeting is on 24th February. Talk starts at 7:30pm, doors open 7.00pm. The volunteers from Delapre Abbey are providing a tea and coffee station in the Salon next to the Library (please make a donation in the box provided) for those who want some refreshment before we start (and perhaps afterwards too!)Tickets for attendance in person at Delapre Abbey are now available via Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/yorkist-foreign-policy-matthew-lewis-tickets-272588648987?fbclid=IwAR3-GUnmbBRbqiMYzSmKxth2awar4WG612BztESYDS20mXgiqbZ2S73Wk2o

The slightly delayed Membership Card mailing went out today, 2nd class post. In addition to the normal membership cards and speaker leaflet we are introducing Pin Badges and Car Stickers to help publicise the Society and enable members and enthusiasts to recognise each other! These will be available for general sale from the Society at our monthly meetings and other outings.