Category: History Talks

Was Edward VIII’s  downfall due to an Arabian Princess and a perfect murder?  Learn how an innocent prince was turned into a playboy with a life of fast cars and fast women that led to a story of sex and intrigue at the highest levels of British society. A story of intrigue and mystery.  Gary…

We normally attend history lectures to hear new facts and to be informed don’t we?  Well, not exactly true this time.  This is something completely different…..tongue in cheek, purely for fun, based on a unique interpretations of the facts.   If you have ever read “1066 and All That” you’ll know exactly what I mean. …

We have a real treat in March.  History is made up of lots of memories.  In the first part of a two part talk, Rosalind Miranda is going to talk about her memorable trip in the 1970s, from Fiji to Papúa New Guinea via the New Hebrides (now Vanuatu) and the British Solomon Islands (now just the…

This talk by Peter was well received in Moraira lately, most people knowing nothing about the subject and being pleasantly surprised.  It will be a mixture of history and art.   He will first tell us about the painters from British backgrounds who came together to promote their style of art inspired by nature, and…

by Ally O’Brien  Shackleton…. Hero or not? Who was he and his family?  Who were the crew?  What happened to him?  The discovery of the Endurance, brilliantly preserved.  We have all learned about his famous journey at school but probably do not know all the details.  Includes an original film from the Endurance of the…

by Alan Hunton Fascinating history of the famous UK forests, from towering oaks to fairy tale, bluebell woods.  We will see how Britain was transformed once the ice sheets had disappeared 16,000 years ago. As the climate warmed the Oak and many other species moved north from Southern Spain and Portugal, but each species moved…