PRESENTATION SPEAKER: September 2022

So here are the details of the two walks around Pontefract that I'm now offering

My Current Programme

MY CURRENT TALKS

Highwaymen– The story of 'The Gentlemen of the Road' Dick Turpin, Claude DeVal and 'The Wicked Lady' highwaywoman!

When the saints go marching in – The stories behind all those saints we know so well, Christopher, Nicholas and Valentine, as well as the patron saints of the four countries of the British Isles, and some you might not know!

Votes for Women - The story of the suffragettes and suffragists and their struggle for emancipation from 1865 to 1928.

Model Villages and the rise of the Philanthropic Movement - From Saltaire to Bournville, how model villages developed during the 19th century

Crime & Punishment - From the Anglo Saxons to the Present Day.

The History of the English Canals - from 1759 to the present day.

The Pontefract Murder - The story of Cardwell & Barrett

After You’re Dead - The history of grave robbing and dissection

Barnbow - The development of the Barnbow Munitions Works during WWI and the tragic accident there in 1916.

Remembrance - The establishment of War Memorials and the Unknown Warrior after WWI, including the war memorial in your town.

The Kingdom of Alms - The history of Almshouses, with specific reference to the locality of the talk

Culloden - Bonnie Prince Charlie’s last battle & the last one fought on British soil.

The Establishment of Magistrates’ Courts - Their development and their place in the English legal system.

Stay Safe On-Line - How to protect yourself from, and recognise both computer and telephone scams

Armistice - The fascinating story of how the First World War came to an end in 1918.

So You Want to Trace Your Ancestors? - A beginner’s guide to starting out in Family History.

Wonderful Things - The discovery of the tomb of Tutankhamun and a description of some of the treasures found there.

The Gunpowder Plot - Guy Fawkes and the plot to blow up Parliament on 5th November 1605

PRESENTATION SPEAKER

Monday 19 September 2022

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