TALKS PROGRAMME
The Society holds ten talks a year on a range of historical topics. These take place in Goring Village Hall. From October to March inclusive the talks take place in the afternoon, starting at 2.30 pm. In April, May, July and September the meetings begin at 8.00 pm. There are no talks in June or August.
Refreshments are served after each meeting.
A party for members is held after the formal business of the Annual General Meeting in July.
The fee for visitors to a meeting is £4 to include refreshments.
You may download the programme of talks by clicking here.
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Refreshments are served after each meeting.
A party for members is held after the formal business of the Annual General Meeting in July.
The fee for visitors to a meeting is £4 to include refreshments.
You may download the programme of talks by clicking here.
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20 May 2019
8pm 15 July 2019 8pm 16 September 2019 8pm 21 October 2019 2.30pm 18 November 2019 2.30pm 16 December 2019 2.30pm 20 January 2020 2.30pm 17 February 2020 2.30pm 16 March 2020 2.30pm 20 April 2020 8pm |
,Julie-Ann Godson 1066: Oxfordshire and the Norman Conquest The invasion of Anglo-Saxon England was an event which changed the country, language and customs forever. Many of the key events surrounding it took place in modern Oxfordshire, from the birth of a prince in Islip to the formal surrender, after the Battle of Hastings, in Wallingford. So enjoy a not-too-serious romp through the most tumultuous ever period in England's history. AGM and Social Graham Twemlow The Golden Age of Posters in Britain Barbara Allison British Schools Jill Eyers Boudicca; Warrior Queen or Rebel? Mark Davies Stories of Oxford Castle: 17th and 18th Century Crimes, Escapes and Punishment Steve Parrinder The Lost Abbey of Eynsham Stephen Barker Armistice 1918 and after; Some Local Perspectives Liz Woolley tbc Tim Healey Sex, Drink and Death in the 17th Century |