Category: Group – History
-
History Talk June 9th
Elihu Yale and his Wicked Wife. Presented by David Ebsworth This June, we welcome back an old friend, David Ebsworth. David has delivered many unforgettable talks over the years. A storyteller who truly brings history to life, he captivates every audience. His is a UK writer based in Wrexham but makes an annual pilgrimage just…
-
Exploring the Earth: Alan Hunton’s Riveting Journey from Ancient Beliefs to Modern Science
At this month’s History Group, we were treated to an excellent presentation from Alan Hunton titled “The Earth is not Flat.” Alan is one of our regular speakers and has rightly earned himself the title of our very own Science Historian. This time, Alan took us on a fascinating journey through how people—from Ancient Greece right up to…
-
History Talk: May 12th. The Earth is not Flat, by Alan Hunton
Ancient civilisations had little understanding of our planet and the general opinion was that it was flat or saucer shaped. All the heavenly bodies appeared to revolve around the Earth. In this talk we will learn how Pythagoras and other Greek philosophers working in Alexandria disproved the flat Earth theory. Surprisingly they also discovered the…
-
Angela Presents: Hannibal Barca — The Carthage General Who Challenged Rome
Exactly 21 years to the day after Angela Chantry presented the first ever History Talk on April 14th 2005, she returned to give us yet another enthralling presentation, this time about a man who we all know from our school history about his elephants in the Alps. But he was a man who achieved so…
-
April History Talk Casa Cultura Tuesday 14th April
Hannibal: Rome’s Greatest Enemy , Angela Chantry. Exactly 21 years ago, on the 14th April 2005, Angela Chantry presented the first ever History Talk. The History Group and Angela are going from strength to strength so why not come along and see?! Over two thousand years ago one of the greatest military leaders in history almost…
-
From Boadicea to Big Ben: London Through Cheda’s Eyes
At the March meeting of History Group Cheda Panajotovic treated us to a fantastic presentation on some of London’s forgotten, hidden, and downright unusual histories and monuments. Having worked in the city for years and even spent some time as a tour guide, Cheda really knows his stuff. He started with the earliest Bronze Age…