Diary
2020
Lectures can be delivered remotely by Webinar (Zoom) if required.
Please email or ring for details or look on You Tube for my Zoom Advice [https://youtu.be/TBeP-lpRzgU] which I hope will help if you are not sure about setting up a remote lecture and how it works.
Tuesday 1 September [7.15 pm]
The Siren Sea: Medieval Mariners
for Lamorbey & Sidcup History Society
In person at St Lawrence’s Church Hall, 1 Hamilton Road, Sidcup DA15 7HB
Thursday 3 September [10.30 am]
Webinar/Zoom lecture on Viking Art & Myth
for U3A Beckenham
7-11 September 2020 We did it!
Northumbria in the First Millennium
A study tour for ACE Cultural Tours
Tuesday 15 September
Webinar/Zoom lecture on The Hazards of the Journey: pilgrimage and travel in the Middle Ages
for The Arts Society, Ashford
Wednesday 16 September [2.30 pm]
Webinar/Zoom lecture on The Glories of Anglo-Saxon England
for Goudhurst & District U3A
Friday 18 September [3 pm]
Webinar/Zoom lecture on ‘Put that light out!’ The Searchlight Girls of WW2
for U3A Cranbrook
Saturday 19 September
Webinar/Zoom lecture on The Hazards of the Journey: pilgrimage and travel in the Middle Ages
for Folkestone Museum
Tuesday 6 October [1.45 pm]
Webinar/Zoom lecture on ‘Here be Dragons …’ Medieval Monsters
for The Arts Society, Hambledon
Tuesday 13 October [11 am]
Webinar/Zoom lecture on A Child’s Life in the Middle Ages
for The Arts Society, Stamford
Thursday 15 October [10.30 am]
Webinar/Zoom lecture on The Dregs of the People Remain: Black Death and its Aftermath
for The Arts Society, Beaconsfield
More fun than it sounds!
Thursday 15 October [2 pm]
Webinar/Zoom lecture on The Politeness of Princes
for Rye & District National Trust Association
Thursday 15 October [7.30 pm]
Webinar/Zoom lecture on The Master Masons: the men who built the cathedrals
for The Arts Society, Ely
Tuesday 20 October [10.45 am]
Webinar/Zoom lecture on The Master Masons: the men who built the cathedrals
for The Arts Society, Solent
Tuesday 20 October [8 pm]
Webinar/Zoom lecture on The Master Masons: the men who built the cathedrals
for Oxted History Society
Wednesday 21 October [2 pm]
Webinar/Zoom lecture on Thomas Becket
for U3A Faversham
Thursday 22 October [7.30 pm]
Webinar/Zoom lecture on The Bayeux Tapestry
for The Arts Society, Pantiles
Wednesday 4 November [10.30 am]
Webinar/Zoom lecture on The 1st Prize: The Glories of Anglo-Saxon England
for The Arts Society, Epsom
Thursday 5 November [6.45 pm]
Webinar/Zoom lecture on Black Death and its Aftermath
for The Arts Society, Dorset County
Monday 9 November [2 pm]
Bede and the World in which he lived
for St Andrew’s Church
St Andrew’s, West Street, Deal CT14 6DY in the church itself: it’s a big building so it will be easy to keep your distance from others. Please wear a face covering and be prepared to leave your contact details.
Monday 9 November [7.45 pm]
Webinar/Zoom lecture on The Goose is Getting Fat! A history of Christmas traditions
for Barming History Society
Tuesday 10 November [3 pm]
Webinar/Zoom lecture on A Child’s Life in the Middle Ages
for the CEQ Volunteers
Thursday 12 November [2 pm]
Webinar/Zoom lecture on Thomas Becket
for U3A Paddock Wood
Thursday 12 November [7.30 pm]
Webinar/Zoom lecture on The Master Masons
for Sandwich History Society
Saturday 14 November [10 am]
Webinar/Zoom Study Morning for Joint U3As Tenterden Area with Dr Sheila Sweetinburgh
Monday 16 November [1.30 pm]
Medieval Mariners
for The Arts Society, Harrogate
Yorkshire Agricultural Showground
Tuesday 17 November
Webinar/Zoom lecture on The Politeness of Princes: the reality of medieval etiquette and table manners
for The Arts Society, Medway
Wednesday 18 November [3 pm]
Webinar/Zoom lecture on Stone on Stone: the men who built the cathedrals
for The Arts Society, Old Windsor
Thursday 19 November [2 pm]
Webinar/Zoom lecture on Illuminated Manuscripts
for U3A Mayfield
Wednesday 2 December [7 pm]
Webinar/Zoom lecture on The Goose is Getting Fat! A history of Christmas traditions
for HRG Sittingbourne
Thursday 3 December [7.30 pm]
Webinar/Zoom lecture on The Master Masons
for Charing & District Local History Society
Friday 4 December [10 am]
Webinar/Zoom lecture on The Master Masons
for Swanley U3A
The Alexandra Suite, St Mary’s Road, Swanley BR8 7BU
Saturday 5 December [10 am]
The Goose is Getting Fat! A history of Christmas traditions
for North West Kent Family History Society
The Science & Technology College, Heath Lane, Dartford DA1 2LY
Tuesday 8 December [11 am]
Webinar/Zoom lecture on Glad Tidings! The Story of the Annunciation
for The Arts Society, Brecknock
Tuesday 8 December [2 pm]
Webinar/Zoom lecture on The Politeness of Princes
for U3A Meopham
Friday 11 December [2.30 pm]
Webinar/Zoom lecture on The Goose is Getting Fat! A history of Christmas traditions
for U3A Thatcham
Tuesday 15 December [11.30 am]
The Goose is Getting Fat! A history of Christmas traditions
for The Arts Society, Mid Kent
Wednesday 16 December [10.30 am]
Webinar/Zoom lecture on Glad Tidings! The Story of the Annunciation
for The Arts Society, Hungerford
Herongate Leisure Centre, Charnham Park, Hungerford RG17 0YU
Thursday 17 December [1.45 pm]
Webinar/Zoom lecture on a subject TBC
for The Arts Society, Knole
2021
Monday 11 January [8 pm]
The Master Masons: the men who built the cathedrals
for Bexley Historical Society
St John Fisher RC Church Hall, Thanet Road, Bexley DA5 1AP
Tuesday 12 January [10 am]
Webinar/Zoom lecture on ‘Here be Dragons’: Medieval Monsters
for Furness U3A
Wednesday 13 January [11 am]
Webinar/Zoom lecture on The Glories of Anglo-Saxon England
for The Arts Society, Samlesbury
Thursday 14 January [2.30 pm]
The Ship Burial at Sutton Hoo
for the National Trust, Tenterden
St Mildred’s Church Hall, Church Road, Tenterden TN30 6AT
Thursday 21 January [2 pm]
The Master Masons: the men who built the cathedrals
for Sidcup U3A
The New Community Church Hall, 24 Station Road, Sidcup DA15 7DU
Thursday 21 January [8 pm]
Webinar/Zoom lecture on a Subject TBC
for Leigh History Society
Friday 22 January [7.30 pm]
The Master Masons: the men who built the cathedrals
for Hildenborough History Society
Tuesday 26 January [8 pm]
The 1st Prize
for Hadlow Historical Society
St Mary’s Church Room, Hadlow TN11 0DJ
Friday 29 January [10.30 am]
The Second or Third Coming? Early Christianity in Britain
for the Friends of Canterbury Cathedral
Monday 1 February [2 pm]
Webinar/Zoom lecture on The Bayeux Tapestry
for Kingston U3A
Tuesday 2 February [10.45 am]
Webinar/Zoom lecture on El Greco
for The Arts Society, Midhurst
Wednesday 3 February [7pm]
Webinar/Zoom lecture on a Subject TBC
for The Arts Society, Highland
Monday 8 February [7.30 pm]
‘Here be Dragons …’ Medieval Monsters in Church Art
for Cranbrook Local History Society
The Congregational Church, High Street, Cranbrook TN17 3DN
Tuesday 9 February [10.45 am]
Webinar/Zoom lecture on Icons: Windows into Heaven
for The Arts Society, Gravesend
Wednesday 10 February [2.15 pm]
Webinar/Zoom lecture on The Hazards of the Journey: Pilgrimage and Travel in the Middle Ages
for Canterbury U3A
Wednesday 10 February [7.30 pm]
A Child’s Life in the Middle Ages
for Sevenoaks Area National Trust Association (SANTA)
The Indoor Bowls Club, Hollybush Close, Sevenoaks TN13 3UX
Thursday 11 February [8 pm]
‘Put That Light Out!’ The 93rd (Searchlight) Regiment, Royal Artillery
for Wadhurst History Society
The Commemoration Hall, High Street, Wadhurst TN5 6LE
Monday 15 February [11 am]
Webinar/Zoom lecture on The Politeness of Princes: the reality of medieval etiquette and dining
for The Arts Society, Royal Tunbridge Wells
Tuesday 16 February [2 pm]
‘The Dregs of the People Remain’: the Black Death and its aftermath
for The Arts Society, Eastbourne
The Village Hall, East Dean, Surrey BN20 0DJ
Tuesday 2 March [2 pm]
Webinar/Zoom lecture on The Searchlight Girls of WW2
for U3A Bromsgrove
Thursday 4 March
The Arts Society Annual Directory Meeting
Monday 8 March [10.30 am]
Albrecht Durer
for The Arts Society, Steyning
The Community Centre, Fletcher’s Croft, Steyning BN44 3XZ
Monday 8 March [2.30 pm]
Stone on Stone: the men who built the cathedrals
for The Arts Society, Henfield
The Henfield Hall, Cooper’s Way, High Street, Henfield BN5 9DE
Tuesday 9 March [2 pm]
The Master Masons
for The Arts Society, Malmesbury
The Village Hall, Tetbury Lane, Crudbury SN16 9HB
Wednesday 10 March [2 pm]
The Bayeux Tapestry
for Chaldon WI
Friday 12 March [7.30]
The Green Man in English Churches
for the Kent Family History Society
URC Canterbury, Watling Street, Canterbury CT1 2UA
Monday 15 March [2.15 pm]
Jan van Eyck
for The Arts Society, Wimborne & Blandford
The Allendale Centre, Hanham Road, Wimborne BH21 1AS
Tuesday 16 March [7.30 pm]
A Child’s Life in the Middle Ages
for St Peter’s, Broadstairs
Hopeville Avenue, Broadstairs CT10 2TR
Thursday 18 March [8 pm]
The Hazards of the Journey: pilgrimage and travel in the Middle Ages
for Wingham History Society
The Village Hall, School Lane, Wingham CT3 1BD
Monday 22 March [2 pm]
Webinar/Zoom lecture on Norman Sicily
for U3A Hitchin
Tuesday 23 March [7.30 pm]
The Searchlight Girls of WW2
for Hythe Civic Society
Hythe Bay C of E Primary School, Cinque Ports Avenue, Hythe CT21 6HS
Thursday 25 March [11 am]
Fra Filippo Lippi
for The Arts Society, Faversham
Alexander Centre, Preston Street, Faversham ME13 8NZ
Thursday 1 April [12.30 pm]
Subject TBC
for the Sidcup Ladies
Sidcup Rugby Club, Sydney Road, Sidcup DA14 6RA
Thursday 8 April [2.15 pm]
The Powers behind the Thrones: the women of the first millennium
for The Arts Society, Torbay
St Matthias’ Church, Babbacombe Road, Torquay TQ1 1HW
Friday 9 – Sunday 11 April
Medieval Canterbury Weekend
Monday 12 April [7.30 pm]
Subject TBC
for the Cinque Ports Detecting Club
The Mermaid’s Locker, 8 Cattle Market, Sandwich CT13 9AF
Wednesday 14 April [2.30 pm]
Webinar/Zoom lecture on The Vikings Are Coming!
for The Arts Society, Cobham & Oxshott
Thursday 15 April [7.30 pm]
Subject TBC
for Dymchurch & District Heritage Group
The Methodist Chapel, Dymchurch
Friday 16 April [10 am]
Illuminated Manuscripts, a Study Day
for Surrey U3As
Menuhin Hall, Cobham Road, Stoke d’Abernon KT11 3QQ
Thursday 22 April [11 am]
Here be Dragons: medieval monsters
for The Arts Society, Stirling & Forth Valley
Albert Haus, Dumbarton Road, Stirling FK8 2QL
Monday 26 – Friday 30 April 2021
Suffolk Churches
A Study Tour for ACE Cultural Tours
Tuesday 11 – Friday 14 May 2021
An Appointment with Angels: Norfolk Churches [1]
A Study Tour for ACE Cultural Tours
Tuesday 18 May [2.30 pm]
The Master Masons: the men who built the cathedrals
for Heathfield U3A
The Community Hall, Sheepsetting Lane, Heathfield TN21 0XG
Wednesday 19 May [2.30 pm]
The Master Masons: the men who built the cathedrals
for Goudhurst & District U3A
The Parish Hall, Balcombes Hill, Goudhurst TN17 1AT
Thursday 20 May [7.30 pm]
The Master Masons: the men who built the cathedrals
for Bridge History Society
The Village Hall, 28 High Street, Bridge CT4 5JZ
21-23 May
Grotesques, Gargoyles and Green Men, a Study Weekend
for The Villiers Park Trust
Tuesday 25 May [11 am]
The Book of Kells
for The Arts Society, Turners Hill
The Ark, Mount Lane, Turners Hill RH10 4RA
Friday 4 May [7 pm]
Subject TBC
A fund raiser for the church of St Thomas at Capel
Tuesday 8 June [11 am]
The Bayeux Tapestry
for The Arts Society, East Grinstead
Chequer Mead Arts Centre, de la Warr Road, East Grinstead RH19 3BS
Wednesday 9 June [2.30 pm]
The Signs of the Times: How to read medieval art
for The Arts Society, Uckfield & Lewes
Uckfield Civic Centre, TN22 1AL
Thursday 10 June [11.20 and 1.20 pm]
The Master Masons
for The Arts Society, Tarporley
The Community Centre, Tarporley CW6 0AY
Monday 28 June – Friday 2 July
Suffolk Seraphims: Suffolk Churches
a Study Tour for for ACE Cultural Tours
Tuesday 6 July [1030 am]
The Hazards of the Journey: pilgrimage and travel in the Middle Ages
for The Arts Society, Gade Valley
The Village Hall, Potten End, Berkhampstead HP4 2NQ
Wednesday 28 July – Monday 9 August 2021
Lecturing on board the Hebridean Sky for Noble Caledonia
Baltic
Monday 16 – Friday 20 August 2021
Northumbria in the First Millennium
A Study Tour for ACE Cultural Tours
Tuesday 31 August – Friday 3 September 2021
The Age of Bede
A study tour for Martin Randall Travel
The tour will be based in Durham
Monday 6 September [7 pm]
The Cathars
for The Arts Society, Sandwich
Friday 10 – Tuesday 21 September 2021
Lecturing on board the Caledonian Sky for Noble Caledonia [1]
Istanbul, Bartin, Sinop, Trabzon, Batumi, Sochi, Odessa, Constanta, Nessebur, Istanbul
Tuesday 21 September – Saturday 2 October 2021
Lecturing on board the Caledonian Sky for Noble Caledonia [2]
Istanbul, Bartin, Sinop, Trabzon, Batumi, Sochi, Odessa, Constanta, Nessebur, Istanbul
Friday 8 October [11 am]
The Powers behind the Thrones: the women of the first millennium
for Ashford Probus
Sandyacres Sports Pavilion, Sandyhurst Lane, Ashford TN25 4PE
Tuesday 12 – Friday 15 October 2021 [provisional dates]
An Appointment with Angels: a study tour of Norfolk churches [2]
for ACE Cultural Tours
The tour will be based in Norwich
Monday 18 October [7.30 pm]
The Hazards of the Journey: travel and pilgrimage in the Middle Ages
for The Arts Society, Canterbury (Evening)
The Old Sessions House, Longport, Canterbury CT1 1QU
Thursday 21 October [11 am]
Stone on Stone: the men who built the cathedrals
for The Arts Society, Northleach
Westwoods Centre, Northleach GL54 3QJ
Tuesday 26 October [7 pm]
The Men behind the Pen: the life of the scribe in the Middle Ages
for Spithead Antiques & Fine Arts Society
Bay House School, Gomer Lane, Gosport P12 2QP
Thursday 28 October [11 am]
The Hazards of the Journey: Pilgrimage and Travel in the Middle Ages
for The Arts Society, Oakham
Victoria Hall, Oakham LE15 6AH
Tuesday 2 November [7.30 pm]
The First Prize: the glories of Anglo-Saxon England
for Lyminge History Society
Tayne Centre, Lyminge Methodist Church CT18 8JA
Wednesday 3 November
Stone on Stone: the men who built the cathedrals
for The Arts Society, Evesham & Pershore
Evesham Arts Centre, Victoria Avenue, Evesham, Worcs WR11 4QH
Wednesday 10 November [2.30 pm]
Subject TBC
for the 2nd Wednesday Club, Winchelsea
New Hall, Roberts Hill, Winchelsea TN36 4EY
Thursday 11 November [7.30 pm]
Subject TBC
for Rye Castle Museum
3 East Street, Rye TN31 7JY
Wednesday 17 November [2 pm]
The Siren Sea; Medieval Mariners
for the Enfield Association of the National Trust
Holtwhites Sports & Social Club, 1 Kirkland Drive, Enfield EN2 0RN
Thursday 18 November [7.30 pm]
Stone on Stone: the men who built the cathedrals
for Battle & District History Society
The Memorial Hall, 81 High Street, Battle TN33 0AG
Thursday 25 November [2.30 pm]
The Ship Burial at Sutton Hoo
for The Arts Society, Tonbridge
Medway Hall, Angel Centre, Tonbridge TN9 1SF
Tuesday 7 December [11 am]
Glad Tidings: the story of the Annunciation
for The Arts Society, Mendip
Strode Theatre, Church Street, Street, Somerset BA16 0AB
Wednesday 8 December [8 pm]
The Hazards of the Journey: pilgrimage and travel in the Middle Ages
for Beckenham & Bromley NT Centre
The Civic Centre, Stockwell Close, Bromley BR1 2UH
Tuesday 14 December [2.15 pm]
Glad Tidings: the story of the Annunciation
for The Arts Society, Wealden
Community Hall, Sheepsetting Lane, Heathfield TN21 0XG