Diary
Lectures can be delivered remotely by Webinar (Zoom) if required.
2022
Friday 4 November [2 pm]
The Signs of the Times
a fund-raiser for St Andrew’s, West Street, Deal CT14 6DY
Saturday 5 – Sunday 6 November
Research in Belgium
Tuesday 8 November [7.30 pm]
The Vikings Are Coming
for The Arts Society, Hexham
The Function Suite, Tynedale Mart, Hexham NE46 3SG
Thursday 10 November [2 pm]
Thomas Becket
for U3A Paddock Wood
Venue TBC
Thursday 10 November [8 pm]
‘Put That Light Out!’ The Searchlight Girls of WW2
For Wadhurst History Society
Commemoration Hall, High Street, Wadhurst TN5 6LE
Saturday 12 November [7.30 pm]
‘Put That Light Out!’: the Searchlight Girls of WW2
for Crayford Manor History Society
Baker Trust Hall, Maxim Road, Crayford Manor DA1 4BG
Monday 14 November [2 pm]
Stone on Stone: the men who built the cathedrals
for The Arts Society, Nort Kent
The Crofton Halls, York Rise, Orpington BR6 8PR
Thursday 17 November [10 am]
A Potted History
for U3A Beckenham
The Methodist Church, Bromley Road, Beckenham BR3 5JE
Thursday 17 November [2 pm]
The Goose is getting Fat
for U3A Mayfield
The Memorial Hall, Tunbridge Wells Road, Mayfield TN20 6PJ
Monday 21 November [2 pm]
The Cathars
for U3A Maidstone
The Salvation Army Hall, 74 Union Road, Maidstone ME14 1ED
Wednesday 23 November [11 am]
Bede and the Age in which he lived
for The Arts Society, Birmingham
CBSO Hall, Berkley Street B1 2LF
Thursday 24 November [2 pm?]
The Goose is getting Fat
for U3A Sheppey
Minster Working Men’s Club, Union Road, Minster on Sea, Sheerness ME12 2HW
Thursday 24 November [7.30 pm]
How to live in Renaissance Italy
for The Friends of Italian in Kent
Kent & Canterbury Club, 17 Old Dover Road, Canterbury CT1 3JB
Tuesday 29 November [8 pm]
The Goose is getting Fat
for Frittenden Historical Society
The Memorial Hall, Frittenden TN17 2DD
Wednesday 30 November [10.30 am]
Whose God is it anyway? An exploration of Islamic Art
for The Friends of Canterbury Cathedral
The Clagett Auditorium, Cathedral Precincts CT1 2EE
Thursday 1 December [2.30 pm]
The Goose is getting Fat
for Edenbridge History Society
The Eden Valley Museum, High Street, Edenbridge TN8 5LN
Friday 2 December [2 pm]
Glad Tidings! The story of the Annunciation
a fund-raiser for St Andrew’s, West Street, Deal CT14 6DY
Tuesday 6 December [8 pm]
Glad Tidings: the Story of the Annunciation
for The Arts Society, Woodford Green
Bancroft Prep School, Woodford Green IG8 0RF
Wednesday 7 December [7.30 pm]
Viking Life & Legend
for HRGS Sittingbourne
Thursday 8 December [2.30 pm]
Stone on Stone: the Men who built the Cathedrals
for Biddenden History Society
The Village Hall, Tenterden Road, Biddenden TN27 8BB
Thursday 8 December [7.30 pm]
The Goose is getting Fat
for Margate Civic Society
Walpole Bay Hotel, Fifth Avenue, Cliftonville CT9 2JJ
Saturday 10 December [11 am]
The Goose is getting Fat
for NWKFHS
Otford
Tuesday 13 December [7.30 pm]
The Goose is getting Fat
for Ulcombe History Society
The Village Hall, Headcorn Road ME17 1HD
Wednesday 14 December [12 noon]
Sutton Hoo
for The Arts Society, Market Harborough
Venue TBC
Thursday 15 December [7 pm]
The Goose is getting Fat
for Stanford & Westenhanger History Society
Stanford Church, TN25 6DL
2023
Tuesday 3rd January 2023 [10.30 am]
The Rus
for The Arts Society, Ascot
The York Club, Prince Consort’s Drive, Windsor SL4 2HT
Thursday 12 January [11.00 am]
Stone on Stone; the men who built the cathedrals
for The Arts Society, Colchester
Christ Church, Ireton Road, Colchester CO3 3AT
Monday 16 January [11.00 am]
Stone on Stone: the men who built the cathedrals
for The Arts Society, Canterbury Central
The Baptist Church, St George’s Place, Canterbury CT1 1UT
Tuesday 17 January [7.30 pm]
Viking Life & Legend
for SHAL
The Village Hall, Aldington Road, Lympne CT21 4LE
Wednesday 18 January [10.45 am]
The Green Man in English Churches
for The Arts Society, Basingstoke
Sherfield-on-Lodden Village Hall, Reading Road, Sherfield Green RG27 0EZ
Thursday 19 January [7.30 pm]
Thomas Becket
for Battle & District Historical Society
Battle Memorial Hall, 81 High Street, TN33 0AG
Friday 20 January [2.45 pm]
The Green Man
for U3A Cranbrook
The Vestry Hall, Cranbrook TN17 3HA
Monday 23 January [7.45 pm]
The Searchlight Girls of WW2
for Barming History Society
The Village Hall, 54 Heath Road, Barming ME16 9JU
Wednesday 25 January [c.1.15 pm]
Stone on Stone: the men who built the cathedrals
for Wye & District Luncheon Club
Sandyacres Sports Club, Ashford TN25 4NT
Wednesday 25 January [7.30 pm]
Thomas Becket
for Rainham History Society
The Millennium Centre, Gatekeeper Close, Rainham ME8 9BH
Thursday 26 January [2.30 pm]
The Politeness of Princes: medieval etiquette and dining
for U3A Thanet
Portland Centre, Hopewell Road, Broadstairs CT10 2TR
Tuesday 7 February [10.30 am]
The Signs of the Times
for U3A Wanstead & Woodford
Woodford Memorial Hall, St Mary’s Church, 206 High Road, South Woodford E18 2PA
Wednesday 8 February [10.30 am]
Sutton Hoo
for The Arts Society, Horsley
The Village Hall, Kingston Avenue, East Horsley KT24 6QT
Thursday 9 February [2.30 pm]
The 2nd or 3rd Coming?
for Tenterden National Trust
St Mildred’s Hall, Church Road, Tenterden TN30 6AT
Thursday 9 February [7.30 pm]
The Powers Behind the Thrones: the women of the first millennium
for Rye Castle Museum
East Street, Rye
Tuesday 14 February [11.00 am]
Stone on Stone; the men who built the cathedrals
for The Arts Society, Mid Essex
The Memorial Hall, Little Baddow, Essex CM3 4TA
Tuesday 14 February [7.30 pm]
Joan of Arc
for Hythe Civic Society
Hythe Bay Primary School, Cinque Ports Avenue, Hythe CT21 6HS
Thursday 16 February [7.30 pm]
Subject TBC
for Bridge & District History Society
The Village Hall, 28 High Street, Bridge CT4 5JZ
Tuesday 21 February [7.30 pm]
Stone on Stone: the men who built the cathedrals
for St Margaret’s History Society
The Village Hall, Reach Road, St Margaret-at-Cliffe CT15 6AP
Wednesday 22 February [1100 & 1600]
Zoom lectures on Stone on Stone: the men who built the cathedrals
for The Arts Society, Goring on Thames
Thursday 23 February [8.00 pm]
The Hazards of the Journey: pilgrimage and travel in the Middle Ages
for Orpington & Chislehurst NT
The Methodist Church, Sevenoaks Road, Orpington BR6 9JH
Thursday 9 March [11 am] TO BE CONFIRMED
El Greco
for The Arts Society, Monmouthshire
The Gateway Centre, Monk Street, Abergavenny NP7 5ND
Tuesday 14 & Wednesday 15 March
Bespoke study of Romney Marsh Churches
Tuesday 21 March [2.15 m]
Stone on Stone: the men who built the cathedrals
for The Arts Society, Glaven Valley
The Village Hall, The Fairstead, Cley-next-the-Sea, Norfolk NR25 7RJ
Thursday 23 March
Special Interest Day on the Bayeux Tapestry
for The Arts Society, Evesham & Pershore
Tuesday 4 April [2 pm]
Charlemagne
for The Arts Society, West Sussex
The Village Hall, School Lane, Fittleworth RH20 1JB
Tuesday 11 April [2.30 & 7 pm]
Antonello da Messina
for The Arts Society, Edinburgh
Wednesday 12 April [6.30 pm]
Stone on Stone: the men who built the cathedrals
for The Arts Society, Ebor
Shepherd Hall, St Peter’s School, Bootham, York YO30 6AB
Monday 17 – Friday 21 April
Romney Marsh Churches
for ACE Cultural Tours
Monday 24 April [7.30 pm]
The Hazards of the Journey: pilgrimage and travel in the Middle Ages
for Tenterden & District History Society
St Mildred’s Church, Tenterden TN30 6AT
Tuesday 25 April [11 am]
The Green Man in English Churches
for The Arts Society, Turners Hill
The Ark, Mount Lane, Turners Hill, West Sussex RH10 4RA
Wednesday 26 April [7.30 pm]
The Bayeux Tapestry
for the Marden Society
Vestry Hall, High Street, Marden, Tonbridge TN12 9HN
Thursday 27 April [8 pm]
A Child’s Life in the Middle Ages
for Lenham Heritage Society
Venue TBC
Saturday 29 & Sunday 30 April
Medieval Canterbury Weekend
My lecture: 2pm on Sunday. El Greco
Christ Church Canterbury
Tuesday 2 May [8 pm]
The Powers Behind the Thrones: the women of the first millennium
for Crowborough History Society
The Guide Hall, Jarvis Brook TN6 2EG
Tuesday 9 May [10.45 am]
Albrecht Durer
for The Arts Society, Stamford
Barnhill Methodist Church, Barnhill, Stamford. Lincs PE9 2ZS
Thursday 11 May [10.45 am]
The Ship Burial at Sutton Hoo
for The Arts Society, Cambridge
Churchill College, Storey’s Way, Cambridge CB3 0DS
Tuesday 23 May [10.30 am]
Viking Art and Legend
for The Arts Society, Sanderstead
United Reformed Church, 3 Sanderstead Hill, South Croydon CR2 0JJ
Tuesday 23 May [7 pm]
Black Death and its Aftermath
for SAFAS Gosport
Bay House School, Alverstoke, Hants PO12 2PQ
Wednesday 24 May [1.30 pm]
A Child’s Life in the Middle Ages
for The Arts Society, Windsor
Old Windsor Memorial Hall, Straight Road SL4 2RN
Thursday 25 May [1.45 pm]
Stone on Stone: the men who built the cathedrals
for KFHS Medway
St Nicholas Church Hall, Strood ME2 4TR
Thursday 8 June [7.30 pm]
Stone on Stone: the men who built the cathedrals
for The Arts Society, West Oxfordshire
The Corn Exchange, Market Square, Witney OX28 6AB
Tuesday 13 June [10.30 am]
The Ship Burial at Sutton Hoo
for The Arts Society, Dorking
Martineau Hall, Dorking Halls, Reigate Road, Dorking RH4 1SG
Tuesday 13 June [7.15 pm]
Stone on Stone: the men who built the cathedrals
for The Arts Society, Cheltenham
The Pavilion, Hatherley Lane, Cheltenham GL51 6PN
Friday 16 June [9.30 am]
The Vikings: a study day in four parts
for Surrey U3As
Menuhin Hall, Cobham Road, Stoke d’Abernon KT11 3QQ
Friday 23 June [7.30 pm] To Be Confirmed
Subject TBC
for Great Yarmouth Local History & Archaeological Society
Christ Church, King Street, Great Yarmouth NR30 2HL
Saturday 24 June [2.30 pm]
Stone on Stone: the men who built the cathedrals
for The Richard III Society
Norwich. Venue to be confirmed
Saturday 24 June [7 pm]
Subject To Be Confirmed
A fund-raiser for St Andrew’s, Wickhampton
St Andrew’s Church, Church Road, Wickhampton NR13 3PB
Please come along to support this lovely church set on the Norfolk Broads
Tuesday 27 – Friday 30 June
An Appointment with Angels: a study of Norfolk Churches
for ACE Cultural Tours
Monday 3 – Friday 7 July
Suffolk Seraphims: a study of Suffolk Churches [1]
for ACE Cultural Tours
Tuesday 25 July [10.15 am]
Anglo-Saxon England Study Day in three parts
for Rye Castle Museum
3 East Street, Rye TN31 7JY
Monday 7 – Friday 11 August
Suffolk Seraphims: a study of Suffolk Churches [2]
for ACE Cultural Tours
Monday 28 August – Friday 1 September
Northumbria in the 1st Millennium: a study for ACE Cultural Tours
Monday 4 – Friday 8 September
The Age of Bede: a study for Martin Randall Travel
Tuesday 12 September [7.30 pm]
A Child’s Life in the Middle Ages
for Alkham WI
Venue TBC
Wednesday 13 September [8 pm]
Subject TBC
for Bromley & Beckenham National Trust Centre
The Methodist Hall, College Road, Bromley BR1 3NS
Monday 18 September [2.30 pm]
‘Here be Dragons …’ medieval monsters
for The Arts Society, Betchworth
The Memorial Hall, Station Road, Betchworth RH3 7DF
Wednesday 20 September [7.30 pm]
A Child’s Life in the Middle Ages
for Crafield Club
The Village Hall, Bucks Cross Road, Old Chelsfield BR6 7RL
Thursday 28 September [7.30 pm]
Black Death and its Aftermath
for Shepherdswell & Coldred History Society
The Village Hall, Cox Hill, Shepherdswell CT15 7NN
Thursday 5 & Friday 6 October
The Arts Society, Annual Directory Meeting
Monday 9 October [7.30 pm]
Subject TBC
for Brenzett WI
The Village Hall, King Street, Brenzett TN29 0BE
Tuesday 10 October [8 pm]
The Hazards of the Journey: pilgrimage and travel in the Middle Ages
for Plaxtol History Group
The Memorial Hall, School Lane, Plaxtol TN15 0QD
Wednesday 11 October [7.30 pm]
The Master Masons: how they built our cathedrals
for Meopham Historical Society
St John’s Church Centre, Wrotham Road, Meopham DA13 0AA
Tuesday 17 October [2 pm]
Michael Sittow: Tallinn’s Finest Talent
for The Arts Society, Haslemere
Haslemere Hall, Bridge Road, Haslemere GU27 1B
Thursday 19 October [8 pm]
Subject TBC
for Brenchley & Matfield History Society
The Village Hall, Maidstone Road, Matfield TN12 7JY
Tuesday 24 October [8 pm]
Stone on Stone: the men who built the cathedrals
for Hadlow Historical Society
St Mary’s Church Room, Hadlow TN11 0DJ
Thursday 2 November [10.30 am]
The Siren Sea
for U3A Beckenham
the Methodist Church, Bromley Road, Beckenham BR3 5JE
Friday 3 November [7.30 pm]
The Hazards of the Journey: pilgrimage and travel in the Middle Ages
for Rolvenden History Group
St Mary’s Church, 3 Sparkeswood Avenue, Rolvenden TN17 4LH
Wednesday 8 November [10.45 am]
Stone on Stone: the men who built the cathedrals
for The Arts Society, Samlesbury
Mercure Samlesbury, Preston New Road, Samlesbury, Preston PR5 0UL
Wednesday 15 November [7 pm]
A Child’s Life in the Middle Ages
for Stanford & Westenhanger History Society
Venue to be confirmed
Thursday 16 November [7.30 pm]
Stone on Stone: the men who built the cathedrals
for Smarden Local History Society
Chater Hall, Chessenden Lane, Smarden TN27 8NF
Wednesday 6 December [7 pm]
The Ship Burial at Sutton Hoo
for HRGS
Avenue Theatre, Central Avenue, Sittingbourne ME10 4BX
Wednesday 13 December [10.45 am]
The Goose is Getting Fat
for The Arts Society, Mid Sussex
Norfolk Pavilion, South of England Showground, Ardingly, RH17 5DD
Thursday 14 December [730 pm]
The Goose is Getting Fat
for the Ash Society
The Village Hall, Queen’s Road, Ash CT3 3BG