Diary
2018
Friday 23 March [10 am]
The Vikings: a Study Day
for The Arts Society, Royal Tunbridge Wells (NADFAS)
St Paul’s Church Centre, Rusthall Road, Rusthall TN4 9RE
Monday 26 March [7.30 pm]
‘Here be dragons …’ Medieval Monsters
for Tenterden & District LHS
The Zion Baptist Church, High Street, Tenterden TN30 6BB
Wednesday 28 March [11 am]
The Hazards of the Journey: pilgrimage and travel in the Middle Ages
for The Arts Society, Birmingham
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra Centre, Berkley Street, Birmingham B1 2LF
Wednesday 4 April [2.30 pm]
The Hazards of the Journey: pilgrimage and travel in the Middle Ages
for East Kent National Trust Association
The United Reformed Church, Watling Street, Canterbury CT1 2UA
Thursday 5 April [10.30 am]
The Politeness of Princes: the reality of medieval etiquette
for U3A Beckenham
The Wesley Room of the Methodist Church, Bromley Road, Beckenham BR3 5JE
Friday 6 – Sunday 8 Sunday April
Kent History Weekend
University of Christ Church Canterbury
Monday 9 April [7.30 pm]
The Powers behind the Thrones: the women of the first millennium
for Brenzett WI
The Village Hall, Boarman’s Lane, Brookland TN29 9RG
Wednesday 11 April [11 am & 2 pm]
Antonello da Messina, the great Sicilian Renaissance Artist
for The Arts Society, Oxford
Magdalen College Auditorium, Longwall Street, Oxford OX1 4AU
Monday 16 – Friday 20 April
Lecturing on part of the Seine River Cruise for ACE Cultural Tours
Friday 20 April – Sunday 22 April
Conference in Amsterdam
Friday 27th April – Tuesday 12th June
Lecturing on board MS Silver Cloud round Britain (several times)
Friday 15 June [10 am]
Anglo-Saxon England
A Day of Special Interest for The Arts Society, Monmouth
St Mary’s Priory Centre, Abergavenny NP7 7AY
Thursday 21 June [2 pm]
Lighting the Subject: Illuminated Manuscripts
for U3A Tenterden
St Mildred’s Church Hall, Church Road, Tenterden TN30 6AT
Thursday 21 June [7.30 pm]
The World of Henry the Navigator
for the Battle & District Historical Society
The Wynne Room, Memorial Hall, 81 High Street, Battle TN33 0AG
Friday 22 June
The Hazards of the Journey: Pilgrimage and Travel in the Middle Ages
A fund raiser for Wickhampton Church, Norfolk
Please turn out in droves to support this event!
Tuesday 26 – Friday 29 June [1]
An Appointment with Angels – a study tour of Norfolk churches
for ACE Cultural Tours
Thursday 12 July [7.30 pm]
The Bayeux Tapestry
A fund-raising event for St Denys Church, Church Road, Rotherfield, East Sussex
Please come along and bring a friend to support this lovely church
Monday 16 – Saturday 21 July
A White Garment of Churches – a study tour of French cathedrals looking at the lives of the medieval Master Mason and his workers
for ACE Cultural Tours
Tuesday 24 – Friday 27 July [2]
An Appointment with Angels – a study tour of Norfolk churches
for ACE Cultural Tours
Monday 30 July – Friday 3 August
Northumbria in the First Millennium – a study tour considering the north-east in the second half of the first millennium
for ACE Cultural Tours
Sunday 12 – Wednesday 22 August
The Baltic [1]
Lecturing on board MS Serenissima for Noble Caledonia Cruises
Helsinki, Kotka, St Petersburg, Tallinn, Saaremaa, Parnu, Riga, Liepaja, Visby, Stockholm
Wednesday 22 August – Thursday 6 September
The Baltic [2]
Lecturing on board MS Serenissima for Noble Caledonia Cruises
Stockholm, Helsinki, St Petersburg, Tallinn, Saaremaa, Riga, Klaipeda, Gdansk, Swinoujscie, Lubeck, Holtenau, Kiel Canal, Ostende, Dover
Tuesday 11 – Monday 17 September
Research for Study Tour in Suffolk
Tuesday 18 September [2 pm]
Antonello da Messina: the Great Sicilian Renaissance Artist
for The Arts Society, Southwold
St Edmund’s Hall, Cumberland Road, Southwold IP18 6JP
Wednesday 19 September [7.30 pm]
The Green Man in Medieval Churches
for Maidstone Historical Society
Methodist Church Community Centre, Brewer Street, Maidstone ME14 1RU
Thursday 20 September [2.30 pm]
The Bayeux Tapestry
for The Arts Society, Thanet
St Peter’s Church Hall, Broadstairs CT10 2TR
Thursday 20 September [7.30 pm]
The Hazards of the Journey: Pilgrimage and Travel in the Middle Ages
for Smarden History Society
Charter Hall, Chessenden Lane, Smarden TN27 8NF
Monday 24 – Wednesday 26 September
Medieval Winchester – a study tour
for ACE Cultural Tours
Tuesday 2 – Thursday 11 October
Lecturing on board MS Serenissima for Noble Caledonia Cruises
Naples, Messina, Palermo, Trapani, Cagliari, Olbia, Bastia, Elba, Livorno
Monday 15 October [2.15 pm]
The Vikings are Coming!
for U3A Orpington
Crofton Halls, Crofton Road, Orpington BR6 8PR
Wednesday 17 October [10.30 am]
The Green Man in English Churches
For The Arts Society, Runnymede
The Hythe Centre, Thorpe Road, Egham, Surrey TW18 3HD
Thursday 18 October [10.55 am]
‘The Dregs of the People Remain’: Black Death and its Aftermath
for The Arts Society, Rutland
Rockingham Forest Hotel, Corby NN17 2AE
Thursday 18 October [7.30 pm]
The Topsy-Turvy World of Misericords
for The Arts Society, Ely
Bishop’s Palace, Palace Green, Ely CB7 1EG
Monday 22 October [2.30 pm & 7.30 pm}
The Bayeux Tapestry
for the Ashridge Circle
Devonshire Park Theatre, 8-10 Compton Street, Eastbourne BN21 4BW
Tuesday 23 October
‘The Dregs of the People Remain’: Black Death and its Aftermath
for Surrey Art Fund
Menuhin Hall, Yehudi Menuhin School, Cobham Road, Stoke d’Abernon KT11 3QQ
Tuesday 30 October [7.30 pm]
The Politeness of Princes: the reality of medieval etiquette and manners
for the Ashford branch of KFHS
Willesborough Windmill, Ashford TN24 0QG
Thursday 1 November [2 pm]
‘Put that light out!’ : The Searchlight Girls
for Brighton & Hove National Trust
Ajax Centre, Palmeira Avenue, Hove BN3 3GE
Friday 2 November [2.30 pm]
The Powers behind the Thrones: the women of the first millennium
for U3A Weald
Zion Baptist’s Church, High Street, Tenterden TN30 6BB
Tuesday 6 November [7.30 pm]
The Goose is Getting Fat: a history of Christmas traditions
for Swanley History Group
White Oak Indoor Bowls Centre, Garrolds Close, off Hilda May Avenue, Swanley BR8 7BF
Thursday 8 November
Stone on Stone: the men who built the cathedrals
for Jersey Art Fund
Monday 12 November [8 pm]
A Child’s Life in the Middle Ages
for Bexley Historical Society
St John Fisher RC Church Hall, Thanet Road, Bexley DA5 1AP
Tuesday 13 November [7.30 pm]
Subject tbc
for the Royal Phoenix Metal Detectors
The Cricketers, Crabble Avenue, Dover CT17 0JB
Thursday 15 November [10 am]
The Vikings, a Day of Special Interest
for The Arts Society, Cambridge
Churchill College
Saturday 17 November [9.30 am]
Cross-Channel Art, jointly with Tom Evans
a Study Morning for Tenterden U3A
The Sinden Theatre, Homewood School, Tenterden
Tuesday 20 November
The Goose is Getting Fat: a history of Christmas traditions [1 pm onwards]
for the Tunbridge Wells Wives Fellowship
Rotherfield Village Hall, North Street TN6 3LX
Wednesday 21 November [2.30 pm]
The Powers behind the Thrones: the Women of the First Millennium
for U3A Wadhurst
The Commemoration Hall, Wadhurst, East Sussex TN5 6AP
Tuesday 27 November [10 am]
The Plague Years
A Study Day for AS, Bodmin
Venue tbc
Friday 30 November [7.30 pm]
‘Put that light out!’ : The 93rd (Searchlight) Regiment, Royal Artillery
for Kemsing Heritage Centre
St Edith Hall, High Street, Kemsing TN15 6NA
Monday 3 December [2.30 pm]
The Politeness of Princes: the reality of medieval manners and etiquette
for the Friends of Canterbury Cathedral
The Kentish Barn (above the Cagett Hall), Cathedral Precincts
Tuesday 4 December [7.15 pm]
The Goose is Getting Fat: a History of Christmas Traditions
for Whitstable History Society
URC Hall, Middle Wall, Whitstable CT5 1BW
Monday 10 December [2.15 pm]
The Signs of the Times
for The Arts Society, Wimborne & Blandford (NADFAS)
The Allendale Centre, Hanham Road, Wimborne BH21 1AS
Tuesday 11 December [2 pm]
Glad Tidings! The story of the Annunciation
for The Arts Society, Malmesbury (NADFAS)
The Village Hall, 2 Tetbury Lane, Crudwell SN16 9HB
Wednesday 12 December [8 pm]
The Goose is Getting Fat: a History of Christmas Traditions
for Westerham Fine Arts Society
Westerham Hall, Quebec Avenue, London Road TN16 1BG
Thursday 13 December [11 am]
‘Here be Dragons …’ Medieval Monsters
for Borden History Society
The Forge, Borden ME9 8JN
Thursday 13 December [7.30 pm]
The Goose is Getting Fat: a History of Christmas Traditions
as part of Charing History Society’s Social Evening
The Village Hall, Station Road, Charing TN27 0JA
Friday 14 December [7.30 pm]
The Goose is Getting Fat: a History of Christmas Traditions
for Canterbury KFHS
The United Reformed Church, Watling Street, Canterbury CT1 2UA
Tuesday 18 December [7.30 pm]
The Powers behind the Thrones: the Women of the First Millennium
for Ulcombe History Society
The Village Hall, Headcorn Road, Ulcombe ME17 1HD
Thursday 20 December [1.45 pm]
Glad Tidings! The story of the Annunciation
for The Arts Society, Knole
The Community Centre, Otford Road, Sevenoaks TN13 1NP
2019
Tuesday 8 January [10.30 am]
The Vikings are Coming!
for the Arts Society, Borders
Tait Hall, Edenside Road, Kelso, Roxburghshire TD5 7BS
Thursday 10 January [2 pm]
The Siren Sea: the life of medieval mariners
for Tenterden & District National Trust Association
St Mildred’s Church Hall, Church Road, Tenterden TN20 6AT
Monday 14 January [2.30 pm]
The Politeness of Princes: the reality of medieval etiquette
for the Arts Society, Henfield
Henfield Hall, Coopers Way, BN5 9DB
Wednesday 16 January [7.45 pm]
The Bayeux Tapestry
for Wateringbury History Society
The Village Hall, Tonbridge Road, Wateringbury ME18 5DD
Thursday 17 January [10.30 am]
‘Put that light out!’ The searchlight girls in WW2
for U3A Beckenham
The Methodist Church, Bromley Road, Beckenham BR3 5JE
Thursday 17 January [8 pm]
Master Masons: how they built our cathedrals
for Leigh & District Historical Society
Small Village Hall, High Street, Leigh TN11 8RL
Friday 18 – Wednesday 30 January
Away on a research and recce trip
Thursday 31 January [7.30 pm]
The First Prize: the Glories of Anglo-Saxon England
for The Ash Society
The Village Hall, Queen’s Road, Ash CT3 2BG
Tuesday 5 February [7.15 pm]
The Bayeux Tapestry
for Lamorbey & Sidcup History Society
Community Hall, St Lawrence Church, Hamilton Road, Sidcup DA15 7HB
Thursday 7 Feb [1 pm]
A Child’s Life in the Middle Ages
for Sidcup Ladies Luncheon Club
Thursday 7 February [7.30 pm]
‘The Dregs of the People Remain’: Black Death and its aftermath
for Margate Civic Society
Walpole Bay Hotel, Fifth Avenue, Margate CT9 3JJ
Saturday 9 February [7.30 pm]
Stone on Stone: the Master Masons
for Crayford Manor House Historical Society
Baker Trust Hall, Maxim Road, Crayford DA1 4BG
Monday 11 February [7.30 pm]
Subject TBC
for Loose History Society
Loose Infants School, Loose Road, Maidstone ME15 9UW
Tuesday 12 February [8 pm]
Whose God is it anyway? Islamic Art and Architecture
for East Peckham History Society
Salvation Army Hall, 50 The Freehold, East Peckham TN12 5AQ
Wednesday 13 February [2 pm]
The Bayeux Tapestry
for U3A Windsor
Gardener’s Hall, 213 Leonards Road, Windsor SL4 3DR
Thursday 14 February [7.30 pm]
Stone on Stone: the Men who built the Cathedrals
for Rye Castle Museum
East Street, Rye TN31 7JY
Monday 18 February [2 pm]
‘Put that light out!’ The searchlight girls of WW2
for U3A Maidstone
Salvation Army Hall, Union Street, Maidstone ME14 1ED
Thursday 21 February [8 pm]
Subject TBC
for Wingham History Society
The Village Hall, School Lane, Wingham CT3 1BD
Friday 22 February [7.30 pm]
‘The Dregs of the People Remain’: Black Death and its aftermath
for Bearsted & District History Society
Monday 25 February [2 pm]
Subject tbc
for U3A Knole
Sevenoaks Community Centre (Bat & Ball), Otford Road, Sevenoaks TN14 5DN
Saturday 2 March [10 am]
The Siren Sea
for North West Kent Family History Society
Dartford Science & Technology College, Heath Lane, Dartford DA1 2LY
Thursday 7 March [10.45 am]
Windows into Heaven: Icons
for The Arts Society, Rudgwick
The Village Hall, Bucks Green, Rudgwick, West Sussex RH12 3JJ
Thursday 7 March [8 pm]
The Hazards of the Journey: Pilgrimage and Travel in the Middle Ages
for Edenbridge History Society
Edenbridge WI Hall, Station Road, Edenbridge
Tuesday 12 March [2.15 pm]
The Ship Burial at Sutton Hoo
for The Arts Society, Wealden
The Community Hall, Sheepsetting Lane, Heathfield, East Sussex TN21 0XG
Friday 15 March [10 am]
A Study Day
for U3A Surrey
Menuhin Hall, Cobham Road, Stoke d’Abernon KT11 3QQ
Saturday 16 March [10 am]
The Powers behind the Thrones: the women of the first millennium
North West Kent Family History Society annual meeting
Venue TBC
Monday 18 March [11 am]
The Significance of the Sutton Hoo Ship Burial
for The Arts Society, Tunbridge Wells
Trinity Arts Centre, Church Road, Tunbridge Wells TN1 1JP
Monday 18 March [7.30 pm]
The Bayeux Tapestry
for The Arts Society, Canterbury (evening group)
Old Sessions House, Longport, Canterbury CT4 5PX
Tuesday 26 March [2 pm]
‘Put that light out!’ The Searchlight Girls of WW2
for Bexley Ladies Club
URC Hall, 500 Hurst Road, Bexley DA5 3JN
Friday 29 March [7.30 pm]
Stone on Stone: the men who built the cathedrals
for Kemsing Heritage Group
St Edith’s Hall, High Street, Kemsing TN15 6NA
Monday 1 – Saturday 6 April
A White Garment of Churches
A Study Tour of French Cathedrals for ACE Cultural Tours
Tuesday 9 April [7.30 pm]
The Cathars
for Hythe Civic Society
Hythe Bay C of E Primary School, Cinque Ports Avenue, Hythe
Thursday 11 April [2.15 pm]
A Child’s Life in the Middle Ages
for AS, Torbay
St Matthew’s Church, Peter Larkin Hall, Babbacombe Road, Torquay TQ1 1HW
Friday 12 – Sunday 14 April
Kent History Weekend
at Christ Church Canterbury University
Wednesday 17 April [10.30 am]
The Lindisfarne Gospels
for AS, Glasgow
Strathclyde Suite, Glasgow Royal Concert Hall
Tuesday 23 – Tuesday 30 April
100 Year’s War
A Study Tour for The Cultural Experience, jointly with Gordon Corrigan
He does the slaughter and I do the culture
Tuesday 7 – Friday 10 May
An Appointment with Angels 1
A Study Tour of Norfolk Churches for ACE Cultural Tours
Saturday 11 – Saturday 18 May
Douro River Cruise 1
for Noble Caledonia
Tuesday 21 May [11.30 am]
The Siren Sea
for the Arts Society, Isle of Man
Manx Museum Theatre, Douglas
Wednesday 29 May [7.45 pm]
The Master Masons
for the Arts Society, East Sussex
The Boundary Rooms, Sussex County Cricket Ground, Hove BN3 3AN
Tuesday 4 June [2 pm]
The Bayeux Tapestry
for The Arts Society, West Sussex
Fittlewell Village Hall, School Lane, Fittleworth RH20 1JB
Saturday 8 – Saturday 15 June
Douro River Cruise 2
for Noble Caledonia
Tuesday 2 – Friday 5 July
An Appointment with Angels 2
A Study Tour of Norfolk Churches for ACE Cultural Tours
Wednesday 10 July [8 pm]
The Bayeux Tapestry
for Beckenham & Bromley NT
Civic Centre, Stockwell Close, Bromley BR1 2UH
Friday 12 July, evening
Subject tbc
A fund-raiser for the Chapel of St Thomas Beck, Capel
Church Lane, Five Oak Green, Tonbridge TN12 6SX
Please come along to support this delightful church
Thursday 18 – Tuesday 30 July
The Baltic
for Noble Caledonia on MV Serenissima
Copenhagen, Christianso, Bornholm, Gdansk, Klaipeda, Riga, Parnu, Saaremaa, Tallinn, St Petersburg, Helsinki, Stockholm
Sunday 4 – Saturday 10 August
Recce and Research
Tuesday 27 – Saturday 31 August
First-millennium Northumbria 1
A Study Tour for ACE Cultural Travel
Monday 2 – Friday 6 September
First-millennium Northumbria 2
A Study Tour for ACE Cultural Travel
Tuesday 10 September [2.30 & 7 pm]
Fra Filippo Lippi
for AS, Edinburgh
Freemasons Hall, 96 George Street, EH2 3DH
Saturday 14 – Tuesday 17 September
The Age of Bede
A Study Tour for Martin Randall Travel
Monday 23 – Thursday 26 September
A Study Tour of Dorset Churches
for Martin Randall Travel
Tuesday 1 – Monday 14 October
A Journey from the Garden of England to the Garden Island
Lecturing on board MV Hebridean Sky for Noble Caledonia
Dover, St Peter Port, Douarnenez, Lorient, Gijon, La Coruna, Vigo, Leixoes, Figueira da For (for Coimbra), Lisbon, Porto Santo, Funchal
Wednesday 6 November [11 am]
Stone on Stone: the Men who built the Cathedrals
for Wadhurst Probus
Ticehurst Village Hall, Lower High Street TN5 7BB
Thursday 7 November [10.30 am]
Subject tbc
for U3A Beckenham
Wesley Room, Beckenham Methodist Church, Bromley Road BR3 5JE
Monday 11 November [11 am & 2 pm]
The Siren Sea
for AS, Tayside
Birnham Arts Centre, Station Road, Birnham, Dunkeld PH8 0DS
Thursday 14 November [2 pm]
The Goose is getting fat: a history of Christmas traditions
for U3A Westerham
Westerham Hall, Quebec Avenue, London Road, Westerham TN16 1BG
Monday 18 November [2.30 pm]
The Bayeux Tapestry
for The Arts Society, Betchworth
The Memorial Hall, Station Road, Betchworth, Surrey RH3 7DF
Thursday 21 November [7.30 pm]
Subject TBC
for the History Research Group Sittingbourne
The Avenue Theatre, Central Avenue, Sittingbourne ME10 4DN
Wednesday 27 November [10.30 am]
The Signs of the Times: a Day of Special Interest
for the Arts Society, West Essex
Theydon Bois Village Hall, Coppice Row CM16 7EB
Tuesday 3 December [7.15 pm]
Glad Tidings: the story of the Annunciation
for AS, Derby
Landau Forte College, 1 Fox Street, Derby DE1 2LF