Watch again: Members' Lectures
From the Romans arriving in Britain to Charles Darwin's expirments at his home, rewatch our previous lectures delivered virtually by our experts and historians exclusively for our Members.
Pins, prayers, poems and plantations: castle connections
Dr William Wyeth, Properties Historian
Originally aired Wednesday 18 December 2024, 6pm–7pm
A ruined castle is a glorious thing. But can it also be strange? Can it cause a lump in the throat, or prompt sympathetic frustration across six centuries? Can we see in it Britain’s colonial and imperial past? Can castles connect us? This talk will venture across space and time to discuss the ways in which castles can dazzle, entertain, unite and inspire.
Will researches castles and castle landscapes and has worked at English Heritage since 2017. Since joining he has contributed to projects at Stokesay, Richmond, Middleham and Warkworth castles, where he researched and wrote new panel text and digital content, and led members’ tours. He is interested in popular and theoretical approaches to understanding medieval buildings and societies.
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Connected to the Continent: the influence of Roman Gaul on Wroxeter
Cameron Moffett, Curator
Originally aired Wednesday 27 November 2024, 6pm–7pm
Evidence for the architecture of Wroxeter’s second-century civic centre includes monumental sculpture in the Gallo-Roman style, probably carved by masons brought over from Gaul. A recent re-examination of other finds of that period has shown that religious and cultural practices common in Gaul had also spread as far as Wroxeter in Shropshire. These customs were brought there mainly by civilians, probably from within the commercial community, who migrated up the newly created Watling Street.
Cameron is a curator of archaeological collections. Her research into the collections from Tintagel Castle means she has been able to trace evidence for mead production back to Roman sites such as Wroxeter and locations on Hadrian’s Wall.
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Past lectures
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Kevin Booth: The end of the Cold War: duty, detergent and the Royal Observer Corps
Originally aired Tuesday 27 March 2024
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Bethan Stanley: Behind the glitter: the making of the J.W. Evans silverware factory
Originally aired Tuesday 27 February 2024
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Dr Dominique Bouchard: Fighting for freedom: Kenwood and the case of Somerset v Stewart
Originally aired Tuesday 30 January 2024
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Dr Matt Thompson: Iron Bridge and the Heart of Industry
Originally aired Tuesday 12 December 2023
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Dr Francis McIntosh: The Discovery of Hadrian's Wall
Originally aired Tuesday 28 November 2023
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Dr Jennifer Wexler: The first farmers: Neolithic Britain
Originally aired Tuesday 31 October 2023
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Louise Cooling: The life and works of Sir Joshua Reynolds
Originally aired Tuesday 11 April 2023
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Samantha Stones: Isabella de Fortibus and Carisbrooke Castle
Originally aired Tuesday 7 March 2023
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Eleanor Matthews: Cooks, chauffeurs and coachmen - life at Brodsworth Hall
Originally aired Tuesday 7 February 2023
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Dr Michael Klemperer: The Evolving Garden History of Belsay Hall
Originally aired Tuesday 10 January 2023
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Dr Michael Carter: A Merry Monastic Christmas
Originally aired Tuesday 13 December 2022
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Dr Matt Thompson: To the Heart of the Stone
Originally aired Tuesday 8 November 2022
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Roy Porter: Anatomising the Battle of Hastings
Originally aired Tuesday 18 October 2022
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Dr Megan Leyland: Henrietta Howard and her retreat at Marble Hill
Originally aired Tuesday 8 March 2022
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Emily Parker: Charles Darwin's Living Laboratory at Down House
Originally aired Tuesday 8 February 2022
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Paul Pattison: Richborough Roman Fort Gateway to Britannia
Originally aired Tuesday 11 January 2022
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Alice Tate-Harte: Conserving the Vegetable Seller by Joachim Beuckelear
Originally aired Tuesday 7 December 2021
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Dr Michael Carter: What happened to England's Monastic Treasures
Originally aired Tuesday 2 November 2021
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Dr Jeremy Ashbee: Life and Death in a Medieval Castle
Originally aired Tuesday 5 October 2021
