May 2026
Monday 11th May: English women and the French Revolution
Early in the French revolution, adventurous English women writers visited Paris. Some stayed there; Mary Wollstonecraft was there for the execution of Louis XV1, Grace Dalrymple Elliott and Fanny Burney participated and observed. A deeply researched lecture on some fascinating women. Lecturer: Karin Fernald Karin is known for her lectures on personalities from the eighteenth and…
June 2026
Monday 8th June: Van Dyck and the court of Charles 1
This lecture opens with Van Dyck’s work in the princely courts of Europe and then moves to the brilliant court of Charles I and his portraits of court members. Lecturer: Duncan Ferguson Duncan has had a career in teaching beginning in Devon and ending his career after 25 years in Staffordshire schools. He volunteers…
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