Diary
Lectures can be delivered remotely by Webinar (Zoom) if required.
Wednesday 1 November [10.30 am]
The Searchlight Girls of WW2
for Isle of Sheppey Senior Fellowship Club
Working Men’s Club, 47, Queensborough Road, ME12 3BZ
Wednesday 1 November [19.30 pm]
The Luttrell Psalter
for Wye Historical Society
Lady Joanna Thornhill School, Bridge Street, Wye TN25 5EA
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
Thursday 9 November [2 pm]
The Hazards of the Journey: pilgrimage and travel in the Middle Ages
for Paddock Wood U3A
St Andrew’s URC, Maidstone Road, Paddock Wood TN12 6DZ
Thursday 9 November [7.30 pm]
The Goose is Getting Fat: a history of Christmas traditions
for Rye Castle Museum
3 East Street, Rye TN31 7JY
Friday 10 November [2 pm]
Canterbury DAC Meeting
Monday 13 November [11 am & 2 pm]
Stone on Stone: the men who built the cathedrals
for The Arts Society, Tayside
Birnham Arts Centre, Station Road, Dunkeld PH8 0DS
Tuesday 14 November [2 pm]
Stone on Stone: the men who built the cathedrals
for The Arts Society, Fife
Cupar Corn Exchange, St Catherine Street, Cupar KY15 4BT
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
Monday 20 November [7 pm]
Fra Filippo Lippi
for The Arts Society, Canterbury Central
URC, Watling Street, Canterbury
Tuesday 21 November [10.30 am]
The Rus: the Vikings who went east
for The Arts Society, Ashtead
The Peace Memorial Hall, Woodfield Lane, Ashtead KT21 2BE
Wednesday 22 November [7 pm]
A Child’s Life in the Middle Ages
for Stanford & Westenhanger History Society
Stanford Parish Rooms, Folkestone Race Course
Friday 24 November [7.30 pm]
The Goose is Getting Fat
for St Margaret’s, Horsmonden
Brick Kiln Lane, Horsmonden, Tonbridge TN12 8EJ
Tuesday 28 November [7.30 pm]
The Goose is Getting Fat
for East Peckham History Society
The Methodist Church, Pound Road, East Peckham TN12 5AU
Friday 1 December
The Signs of the Times, a Study Day
for The Arts Society, Teme Valley
Venue TBC
Tuesday 5 December [10 am]
The Goose is Getting Fat
Zoom lecture for Kent Family History Society
Tuesday 5 December [7.30 pm]
The Goose is Getting Fat
for the Goudhurst & Kilndown Local History Society
Goudhurst Club
Wednesday 6 December [2.30 pm]
The Goose is Getting Fat
Zoom lecture for Winchester National Trust Association
Wednesday 6 December [7 pm]
The Ship Burial at Sutton Hoo
for HRGS
Avenue Theatre, Central Avenue, Sittingbourne ME10 4BX
Thursday 14 December [730 pm]
The Goose is Getting Fat
for the Ash Society
The Village Hall, Queen’s Road, Ash CT3 3BG
2024
Thursday 11 January [2.30 pm]
The Green Man in English Churches
for Tenterden NT Association
St Mildred’s Church Hall, Church Road, Tenterden TN30 6AT
Wednesday 17 January [11 am]
The Bayeux Tapestry
for The Arts Society, Solihull
The Cork Theatre, Solihull B91 3RG
Tuesday 23 January
Zoom lecture on The Powers Behind teh Thrones: the women of the first millennium
for Wickham History Society
Thursday 25 January [2.30 pm]
Illuminated Manuscripts
for The Arts Society, Blackheath
St Mary’s Church Hall, Cresswell Park, Blackheath SE3 9RD
Tuesday 30 January [8 pm]
Charlemagne
for Oxted History Society
URC, Bluehouse Lane, Oxted RH8 0AA
Tuesday 6 February [8 pm]
The Siren Sea
for Crowborough History Society
Jarvis Brook Guide Hall, Crowborough Hill, Crowborough TN6 2EG
Tuesday 13 February [7 pm]
A Child’s Life in the Middle Ages
for Alkham WI
The Village Hall, Hogbrook Lane, Alkham CT15 7AR
Thursday 15 February [2 pm]
Joan of Arc
for U3A Tenterden
St Mildred’s Church Hall, Church Road, Tenterden TN30 6AT
Thursday 15 February [7.30 pm]
The Powers behind the Thrones: the women of the first millennium
for Bridge History Society
28, High Street, Bridge CT4 5JZ
Friday 16 February [2.30 pm]
‘Here be dragons …’ medieval monsters.
for St Andrew’s Church
West Street, Deal CT14 6DY
Wednesday 21 February [8 pm]
The Glories of Anglo-Saxon England
for The Arts Society, Brentwood District
The Community Hall, High Street, Ingatestone CM4 9ED
Thursday 22 February [7.30 pm]
The Powers Behind the Thrones: the women of the first millennium
for Lenham Heritage
The Community Centre, 12 Groom Way, Lenham, ME17 2QT
Monday 4 March [7.30 pm]
Glad Tidings: the Story of the Annunciation
for The Arts Society, Helmsley
The Arts Centre, The Old Meeting House, Helmsley YO62 5DW
Saturday 9 March [1.30 pm]
Stone on Stone: the men who built the cathedrals
for The Friends of St Alban’s Cathedral
Alban Room, St Alban’s Cathedral
Wednesday 13 March [2.30 pm]
The Hazards of the Journey: pilgrimage and travel in the Middle Ages
for the 2nd Wednesday Club
New Hall, Roberts Hill, Winchelsea TN36 4EY
Monday 18 March [2 pm]
The Bayeux Tapestry
for U3A Invicta
Beechwood Hall, Marigold Way, Maidstone ME16 0NG
Wednesday 20 March [11 am]
The Men Behind the Pen: the life of the scribe in the Middle Ages
for The Arts Society, Devizes
Town Hall, St John’s Street, Devizes SN10 1BU
Thursday 21 March [2.30 pm]
The Politeness of Princess: the reality of etiquette in the Middle Ages
for NT Association Chislehurst & Orpington
Methodist Church, Prince Imperial Road, Chislehurst BR7 5LX
Monday 25 March [2.30 pm]
The Dregs of the People Remain’: Black Death and its Aftermath
for U3A Caterham
URC Hall, Harestone Hill, Caterham CR3 6SY
Tuesday 26 March [7.30 pm]
The Powers Behind the Thrones: the women of the first millennium
for Danehill History Society
Memorial Hall, London Road, Danehill RH17 7HS
Wednesday 27 March [2 pm]
The Bayeux Tapestry
for U3A Sevenoaks
Community Centre, Cramptons Road, Off Otford Road, Sevenoaks TN14 5DN
Tuesday 2 April [1030 am]
Subject TBC
for U3A Wanstead & Woodford
Memorial Hall, 209 High Road, South Woodford E18 2PA
Wednesday 3 April [6.30 pm]
The Master Masons lecture and book promotion
for Waterstones, Canterbury
Thursday 4 April [2.30 pm]
Subject TBC
for Edenbridge History Society
Eden Valley Museum, Edenbridge TN8 5LN
Monday 8 April [2 pm]
A Child’s Life in the Middle Ages
for Halstead Seniors’ Monday Club
Village Hall, Knockholt Road, Halstead TN14 7EX
Monday 8 April [7.45 pm]
Stone on Stone: the men who built the cathedrals
for The Arts Society, Bromley
Bishop Challoner School, 228 Bromley Road, Shortlands Bromley BR2 0BS
Tuesday 9 April [7.30 pm]
The Hazards of the Journey: pilgrimage and travel in the Middle Ages
for Hythe Civic Society
Hythe Bay Primary School, Cinque Ports Avenue, Hythe CT21 6HS
Wednesday 10 April [2 pm]
Stone on Stone: the men who built the cathedrals
for U3A Medway
The Corn Exchange, Northgate, Rochester ME1 1LS
Thursday 11 April [8 pm]
Viking Life and Legend
for Charing & District History Society
The Parish Hall, Station Road, Charing TN27 0JA
Sunday 14 – Saturday 20 April
The Seine River Cruise
for ACE Cultural Tours
Thursday 25 April [11 am]
The Topsy Turvy World of Misericords
for The Arts Society, Faversham
The Alexander Centre, 17 Preston Street, Faversham ME13 8NZ
Friday 26 – Sunday 28 April
Medieval Canterbury Weekend
[The Green Man in English Churches on Saturday 27 April at 11 am]
Christ Church Canterbury University
Monday 29 April – Friday 3 May
The Churches of Romney Marsh
for ACE Cultural Tours
Tuesday 7 May [7.15 pm]
The Significance of the Ship Burial at Sutton Hoo
for The Arts Society, Derby
Landau Forte College, 1 Fox Street, Derby DE1 2LF
Monday 13 May [10.30 am]
The Book of Kells
for The Arts Society, Steyning
The Steyning Centre, Fetcher’s Croft, Steyning BN44 3XZ
Wednesday 15 May [10.30 am]
A Child’s Life in the Middle Ages
for The Arts Society, Gade Valley
Potters End Village Hall, near Berkhamsted HP4 2QF
Thursday 16 May [7.30 pm]
The Powers behind the Thrones: the women of the first millennium
for Sandwich History Society
The Guildhall, Cattle Market, Sandwich CT13 9AH
Saturday 1 – Saturday 8 June
Passage Along the Douro on MS Amalia Rodrigues
for Noble Caledonia Cruises
Tuesday 18 June [10.45 am]
The First Prize: Anglo-Saxon England
for The Arts Society, Solent
The Community Centre, Titchfield, Hants PO14 4AB
Friday 21 June [7.30 pm]
The Siren Sea: Medieval Mariners
for Great Yarmouth Historical and Archaeological Society
Christchurch, King Street, Great Yarmouth NR30 2HL
Saturday 22 June [7 pm]
The Signs of the Times
for St Andrew’s Church, Wickhampton
Church Road, Wickhampton NR13 3PB
Tuesday 25 – Friday 28 June
An Appointment with Angels: churches of Norfolk
for ACE Cultural Tours
Monday 1 – Friday 5 July
Churches of Suffolk
for ACE Cultural Tours
Monday 8 July [2 pm]
Stone on Stone; the men who built the cathedrals
for EynsfARA
St Martin’s Church, Station Road Eynsford DA4 0EH
Tuesday 9 July [10.15 am]
A Study Day on Black Death and its Aftermath
for Rye Castle Museum
East Street, Rye
Wednesday 10 July [7.30 pm]
The Politeness of Princes; the reality of medieval manners and etiquette
for the Crafield Club
Bucks Cross Road, Old Chelsfield BR6 7RL
Tuesday 16 July [7.30 pm]
Subject TBC
for SHAL
The Village Hall, Aldington Road, Lympne CT21 4LE
Thursday 18 July [2 pm]
The Significance of the Ship Burial at Sutton Hoo
for AS Windlebrook
Windlesham Club & Theatre, Kennel Lane, Windlesham GU20 6AA
Saturday 27 July – Sunday 4 August
The 100 Years War
A tour jointly with Major Gordon Corrigan MBE
for The Cultural Experience
To Be Confirmed
Monday 12 – Friday 16 August
Northumbria in the First Millennium
for ACE Cultural Tours
Monday 19 – Friday 23 August
Northumbria in the First Millennium [2]
for ACE Cultural Tours
Tuesday 2 – Friday 6 September
An Appointment with Angels: churches of Norfolk [2]
For ACE Cultural Tours
Tuesday 10 September [10.30]
Illuminated Manuscripts
for The Arts Society, Woking
The Village Hall, Manor Fruit Farm, Glaziers Lane, Normandy GU3 2DT
Thursday 12 September [10.30 am]
El Greco
for The Arts Society, Mayford
St Andrew’s Church, Goldsworth Park Centre, Denton Way GU21 3LG
Monday 23 – Friday 27 September
Churches of Romney Marsh [2]
for ACE Cultural Tours
Wednesday 2 October [7.30 pm]
The Vikings Are Coming
for Swanley History Group
The Alexandra Suite, St Mary’s Road, Swanley BR8 7BU
Thursday 3 October [2 pm]
The Green Man in English Churches
for The Arts Society, Grayshott
The Village Hall, Headley Road, Grayshott GU26 6TZ
Friday 4 October [10.30 am]
The Venerable Bede and the Times in which he Lived
for U3A Swanley
The Alexandra Suite, St Mary’s Road, Swanley BR8 7BU
Wednesday 9 October [2 pm]
Subject TBC
for U3A East Medway
Smallholders’ Club, Springvale, Gillingham ME8 0JG
Thursday 10 – Tuesday 22 October
Lecturing on MS Monet for Noble Caledonia
Dubrovnik, Kotor, Durres, Vlore, Otranto, Monopoli, Pescara, Pesaro, Venice, Koper, Rovini, Zadar, Split
Wednesday 30 October [10.45]
Stone on Stone: the men who built the cathedrals
for The Arts Society, West Wycombe
The Village Hall, Lace Green, Princes Risborough HP27 0QT
Tuesday 5 November [7.15 pm]
‘Put That Light Out!’ The Searchlight Girls of WW2
for Whitstable History Society
URC, Middle Wall, Whitstable CT5 1BW
Wednesday 6 November [11 am]
Henry the Navigator
for Wadhurst Probus
The Village Hall, Lower High Street, Ticehurst TN5 5BB
Monday 11 November [7 pm]
The Goose is Getting Fat
for Brenzett WI
The Village Hall, Boardman’s Lane, Brookland TN29 9RG
Wednesday 13 November [7.30]
Spectacles into Heaven: Icons
for Meopham History Society
St John’s Hall, Wrotham Road, Meopham DA13 0AA
Monday 18 November [2.30 pm]
The Venerable Bede and the Times in which he Lived
for The Arts Society, Westminster
Somewhere in Central London!
Tuesday 19 November [7.30]
The Book of Kells
for Ulcombe History Society
The Village Hall, Headcorn Road, Ulcombe ME17 1HD
Thursday 21 November [7.30]
The Goose is Getting Fat
for Smarden History Society
Chater Hall, Chessenden Lane, Smarden TN27 8NF
Thursday 28 November [11 am]
The Glories of Anglo-Saxon England
for The Arts Society, Oakham
Victoria Hall, High Street, Oakham LE15 6AH
Tuesday 3 December [8 pm]
Stone on Stone: the men who built the cathedrals
for The Arts Society, Woodford Green
Bancroft’s Prep School, Woodford Green IG8 0RF
Wednesday 11 December [11 am]
The Goose is Getting Fat
for The Arts Society, Cotswolds
Warwick Hall, Church Green, Burford OX18 4RZ
Monday 16 December [7.30]
The Goose is Getting Fat
for KFHS Ashford
The Windmill, Mill Lane. Ashford TN24 0QG
Wednesday 18 December [11 am]
The Goose is Getting Fat
for The Arts Society, Mid Sussex
Norfolk Pavilion, South of England Showground, Ardingly RH17 0Tl