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History Talk: The Earth is not Flat. Alan Hunton
Another very interesting talk from Alan on what we might term “scientific history” 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…
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History Talk Hannibal: Rome’s Greatest Enemy , Angela Chantry
Over two thousand years ago one of the greatest military leaders in history almost destroyed Rome. Hannibal, a daring African general from the city of Carthage, led an army of warriors and battle elephants over the snowy Alps to invade the very heart of Rome’s growing empire. But what kind of person would dare to…
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History Talks. When Denia Ruled the Waves: a maritime history. Keith Smith
Today Denia is a thriving tourist destination on the Costa Blanca. Despite the growth of air traffic it retains an important link from mainland Spain to the Balearic Islands. But there was a time when Denia was more important than that. It was one of the strongest cities in the whole of the Mediterranean and…
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Talking Art – Bauhaus German Art School
By popular request The next talk will be on the 24th February, all being well. We will be looking at the Bauhaus, the influential German school of art founded by architect Walter Gropius and which first flourished in the Weimar Republic, until forced to close by the Nazi regime. However, many of it’s tutors moved…
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Talking Art – Vorticism
25th November 2025 Vorticism was a London-based modernist art movement formed in 1914 by the writer and artistWyndham Lewis. The movement was partially inspired by Cubism and was introduced to the public by means of the publication of the Vorticist manifesto in Blast magazine and The Rebel Art Centre, set up in opposition to the…
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Family History
The next Family history meeting will be on Tuesday afternoon the 18th of November at Javea Players studio, 2.30 pm onwards for prompt start at 3 o’clock. A good place to park is Mercadona car park, that is the Mercadona in the town near The Clot, then walk up the hill and Javea Players is…