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The Six Wives of Henry VIII: Personality and Politics Join us, online, as we welcome back Carol Ann Lloyd with another new series of talks. Catherine of Aragon, the Spanish Princess She’s often remembered as the devoted but dowdy elderly wife of Henry VIII. But Catherine of Aragon was an extraordinary young woman when she…

The Templar Talks  Join us, online, as we welcome back Dr Nic Morton with his new series of talks. Talk 1: The First Crusade and the origins of the Templars The Knights Templar have fascinating historians for centuries.  Their origins lie in the 1110s when a small band of knights committed themselves to defend the…

The Six Wives of Henry VIII: Personality and Politics Join us, online, as we welcome back Carol Ann Lloyd with another new series of talks. Anne Boleyn, the Woman who Changed Everything She’s the most studied, argued about, and parodied of Henry VIII’s wives. She’s depicted as a homewrecker and a witch with six fingers…

The Templar Talks  Join us, online, as we welcome back Dr Nic Morton with his new series of talks. Talk 2: The Templars and the wars of the Crusader States During the years 1097-1099, the armies of the First Crusade established three – later four - territories in the Near East, known collectively to historians…

Join us, online, as we welcome our colleague Alice Ullathorne with a new and interesting talk for LGBTQ+ History month. The hidden history of Lincolnshire’s LGBTQ+ heritage + panel session The talk is an exploration of how we study LGBTQ+ lives in the past and the evidence that we’ve uncovered through research in Lincolnshire. The…

The Six Wives of Henry VIII: Personality and Politics Join us, online, as we welcome back Carol Ann Lloyd with another new series of talks. Jane Seymour and Anna of Cleves, the Wives with Afterlives After nearly three decades on the throne, Henry VIII was desperate for a son and heir—and Jane Seymour delivered. Her…

Join us, online, as we welcome back Sharon Bennett Connolly with the first of her couple of  talks as part of Women's History Month. Women of Tudor Lincolnshire Sharon looks at the remarkable lives of four Tudor women with strong inks to Lincolnshire. Anne Askew embraced the Protestant faith and suffered torture and execution as…

The Templar Talks  Join us, online, as we welcome back Dr Nic Morton with his new series of talks. Talk 3: The Templars in the British Isles and Western Europe The Knights Templar had a major presence in Lincolnshire, just as they did across many parts of Christendom, but what were these lands for?  The…

Join us, online, as we host a fascinating talk as part of Women's History Month. Wolds Women of Influence Bringing Louisa Boucherett and The Caistor Workhouse Children to life Discover how the hugely popular Wolds Women of Influence exhibition found a new home with the award-winning Market Rasen's Heritage Tour, from four members of the…

Join us, online, as we welcome back Sharon Bennett Connolly with a couple of her talks as part of Women's History Month. Women of Influence in 13th Century England Sharon looks at how events in the lives of Maud de Braose, Nicholaa de la Haye and Ela of Salisbury helped to shape the century. Maud's tragic…