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.
Thursday 2 July [2.30 pm]
Webinar/Zoom lecture: ‘Put that light out!’ The Searchlight Girls of WW2
for U3A Tunbridge Wells
Monday 6 July [7 pm]
Webinar/Zoom lecture on Thomas Becket
for Tenterden National Trust Association
Tuesday 7 July [10.45 am]
Webinar/Zoom lecture on the Green Man
for The Arts Society, Mendip
Thursday 9 July [11 am]
Webinar/Zoom lecture on A Child’s Life in the Middle Ages
for The Arts Society, Painswick
Friday 10 July [11 am]
Webinar/Zoom lecture on The Powers behind the Thrones: the women of the first millennium
for Ashford Probus
Thursday 16 July [2 pm]
Webinar/Zoom lecture on Thomas Becket
for U3A Tenterden
Thursday 23 July [2 pm]
Webinar/Zoom lecture on ‘Here be dragons …’ Medieval Monsters
for The Arts Society, Reigate
Tuesday 4 August [11 am]
Webinar/Zoom lecture on The Dregs of the People Remain: Black Death and its Aftermath
for The Arts Society, Kington Langley
Wednesday 5 August [11 am]
Webinar/Zoom lecture on Medieval Brittany
for Wadhurst Probus
Wednesday 5 August [5 pm]
Webinar/Zoom lecture on Stone on Stone: the Men who built the Cathedrals
for The Arts Society, Dukeries
Tuesday 25 August [10.45 am]
Webinar/Zoom lecture on a subject TBC
for The Arts Society, High Weald
Thursday 27 August [10.30 am]
Webinar/Zoom lecture on the Lindisfarne Gospels
for the Arts Society, Harrow
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 22 – Friday 25 September Going ahead – alas, No
An Appointment with Angels; a Study Tour of Norfolk Churches
for ACE Cultural Tours
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 [10.45 am]
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 (the hall is behind the church) or in the church itself
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
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
Wednesday 18 November [8 pm]
Thomas Becket
for Otford & District Historical Society
The Memorial Hall, High Street, Otford TN14 5PQ
Thursday 19 November [2 pm]
Illuminated Manuscripts
for U3A Mayfield
The Memorial Hall, Tunbridge Wells Road, Mayfield TN20 6PJ
Monday 30 November [7.30 pm]
The Goose is Getting Fat! A history of Christmas traditions
for The Granary Club
Rainham Oast Community Centre, Granary Close, Rainham ME8 7SG
Wednesday 2 December [7 pm]
The Goose is Getting Fat! A history of Christmas traditions
for HRGS
Central Avenue Theatre, Sittingbourne ME10 4DN
Friday 4 December [10 am]
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
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]
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
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
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]
The Politeness of Princes: the reality of medieval etiquette and dining
for The Arts Society, Royal Tunbridge Wells
Trinity Theatre, Church Road, Tunbridge Wells TN1 1JB
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
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
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 [1.30 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
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]
The Green Man in English Churches
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