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The First Crusade and the origins of the Templars
Online , United KingdomThe 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…
Anne Boleyn, the Woman who Changed Everything
Online , United KingdomThe 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 Templars and the wars of the Crusader States
Online , United KingdomThe 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…
The hidden history of Lincolnshire’s LGBTQ+ heritage + panel session
Online , United KingdomJoin 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…
Jane Seymour and Anna of Cleves, the Wives with Afterlives
Online , United KingdomThe 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…
Women’s History Month – Women of Tudor Lincolnshire.
Online , United KingdomJoin 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 Templars in the British Isles and Western Europe
Online , United KingdomThe 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…
Wolds Women of Influence Bringing Louisa Boucherett and The Caistor Workhouse Children to life
Online , United KingdomJoin 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…
Women’s History Month – Women of Influence in 13th Century England
Online , United KingdomJoin 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…
The Templar heresy trials
The Old King's Head, Kirton High Street, Kirton , Lincolnshire, UKThe Templar Talks Join us, at our newly renovated Old King's Head in Kirton, as we welcome back Dr Nic Morton for the last talk in his latest series. Talk 4: The Templar heresy trials On 18 March 1314 the Templar master James of Molay was burned at the stake on the orders of King…
Katherine Howard and Kateryn Parr, the Teenager and the Widow
Online , United KingdomThe Six Wives of Henry VIII: Personality and Politics Join us, online, as we welcome back Carol Ann Lloyd with another new series of talks. Katherine Howard and Kateryn Parr, the Teenager and the Widow Cousin of Anne Boleyn, Katherine Howard was less than half the king’s age when she caught the king’s eye while…
POSTPONED – Lincoln’s Trams and early buses.
Online , United KingdomBygone Lincoln Join us for this series of talks delivered by Blow by Blow, presenting nostalgic video clips and still images of our county’s history and love of transport. Lincoln's Trams and early buses. A look at the making of The Lincoln Trams documentary with clips from the film. Now augmented by images of some…