Social History
Status: Active - Open to new members
We meet on the 1st and 3rd Tuesday from 10.00-12.00.
Venue: Victoria Park Bowling Club - WR14 2JY - Click here for further details
Inactive: July, August.
We study the historical development of a particular society, chosen by members of the group. Each topic involves a series of lectures and may take up to a year or eighteen months to complete. However all lectures are self-contained with each session lasting 2 hours with a break for coffee and finishing with an open discussion. he group has increased over the years and now amounts to 40 or 50 regular members.
We have now completed studying The Twentieth Century - Year by Year. Suggested topics for next year include:
The History of Iran Riots & Rebellions in British History The English House through the Ages
Notes are available for the following previous series: The History No One Knows Heroes & Monsters of the 20th Century British Social History 1300-1900 Great Revolutions & Wars of Independence Europe versus the World British Prime Ministers Women and Children in History
Some YouTube videos which may interest:
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- Mary Shelley 1
- Mary Shelley 2
- Wollstonecraft 1
- Wollstonecraft 2
- Three female scientists 1
- Three female Scientists 2
- Blue Stockings 1
- Blue Stockings 2
- Not just the Suffragettes: the Fight for the Vote
Here is a list of all the lectures that I have prepared. Please email me if you would like me to send you a copy.