Category: History Talks
-
History Group Talk Sorolla, Benlliure and Blasco: Valencia’s Greatest Painter, Sculptor and Writer
—
by
Our old friend and former Group Leader Peter Atkinson flies in especially from Canada to present Sorolla, Benlliure and Blasco: Valencia’s Greatest Painter, Sculptor and Writer The presentation will explore the work and lives of these three men. Each was a brilliantand prolific artist in his field and, remarkably, they were all born in the…
-
History Group Talk March Johnny Appleseed, a true American Folk Hero
—
by
Rosalind Miranda is a very accomplished speaker who has presented several times at Travellers Tales. In this talk she will tell us all about when in 1948, Walt Disney produced a film called The Old Settler Johnny Appleseed & Johnny’s Angel. Every American knew of Johnny Appleseed, the man who sowed delicious & nutritious apples across…
-
History Talks – A journey through the fascinating history of the “Royal Town” of Xàbia / Jávea.
—
by
Angela Chantry will present a fascinating look at the history of the town we live in and the events which have shaped the modern day town. Jávea has a long and diverse history that dates back to prehistoric times. The first settlers were the Iberians, who left behind some archaeological remains such as the Montgó…
-
History Talks – The Sister Queens
—
by
In the late 15th Century the Spanish Catholic Monarchs, Isabel and Ferdinand, used their children to create a complex web of alliances mainly to curtail the power of France. Two of their daughters, Catalina and Juana, became Queens, but neither got to rule for long as they were deceived by the powerful male members of…
-
History Talks – Serendipity
—
by
“Serendipity – the faculty or phenomenon of finding valuable or agreeable things not sought for” Serendipity is a remarkable phenomenon which describes a most beneficial outcome achieved purely by chance. We will see that a significant number of scientific discoveries throughout history have been made by mistake; such that the intended result failed but the unintended…
-
History Talks – Spanish Civil War
—
by
Five Things You (Almost Certainly) Didn’t Know About the Spanish Civil War Author David Ebsworth talks about the Spanish Civil War – the background to three of his novels – with a focus on local links to the conflict, Franco’s use of Battlefield Tourism as a propaganda tool, the bizarre role of the British Establishment…