Reading HA Branch

Twitter account for the Reading Branch of the Historical Association. Updates and information about our upcoming history lectures and events.

[Reading HA Branch @HAReadingBranch]

TODAY we host our last lecture of the 2022/3 programme: Prof. Helena Hamerow of @StCrossCollege @school_of_arch will be speaking on 'The Origins of Wessex: Recent Archaeological Perspectives'.

Starts 7:30pm at @readingsch. Further details:
https://t.co/cYeDtyjcWz

[Reading HA Branch @HAReadingBranch]

TONIGHT we welcome @Oj_finn of @UkNatArchives to talk about the fascinating Prize Papers collection (you can also find out more with @Prize_Papers). Starting 7:30pm at @readingsch - full details here: https://t.co/cYeDtyjcWz

[Reading HA Branch @HAReadingBranch]

Full details of our programme are here: https://t.co/cYeDtyjcWz. If you'd like to join us for dinner before the lecture, please get in touch via the email on the webpage.

[Reading HA Branch @HAReadingBranch]

For our first lecture of the year, this Friday 13 Jan we look forward to welcoming Prof. @PeterMandler1, President of @histassoc, to speak on 'The Crisis of the Meritocracy: How Popular Demand (not Politicians) made Britain a Mass Education Society'. At @readingsch, 7:30pm.

[Reading HA Branch @HAReadingBranch]

Our final speaker of the year will be @mark_hailwood on 'What did women do all day in Tudor and Stuart England?'. Friday 9 Dec at @readingsch, 7:30pm, all welcome. If you would like to join us for (Christmas) dinner before hand, email details here:
https://t.co/cYeDtyjcWz

[Reading HA Branch @HAReadingBranch]

You can find out more about our speaker, Dr Perry Gauci, and his research here: https://t.co/QEZZMyiyxU

[Reading HA Branch @HAReadingBranch]

Our next talk is this Friday, 11 November, at @readingsch from 7:30pm. We will welcome Dr Perry Gauci, who will speak on 'Walpole and his Critics'.

Full details here: https://t.co/cYeDty1BxZ, including contact details if you would like to join us for dinner before the lecture.

[Reading HA Branch @HAReadingBranch]

We'll be meeting in the Lecture Theatre at @readingsch at 7:30pm for the branch AGM, 8:00pm start for the lecture. If you'd like to joint for dinner contact Chris Sexton (email details here: https://t.co/cYeDty1BxZ).

[Reading HA Branch @HAReadingBranch]

Our first lecture of this year's series is coming up on Friday! @E_M_Barnes will speak on '“Equal and exact justice would have taken this officer’s life”: sexual violence, military justice, and enslaved women during the American Civil War (1861-1865).'

https://t.co/cYeDtyjKM7

[Reading HA Branch @HAReadingBranch]

Our first lecture, by @E_M_Barnes of @UniRdg_History, is on Friday 14 October, on '“Equal and exact justice would have taken this officer’s life”: sexual violence, military justice, and enslaved women during the American Civil War (1861-1865).'

[Reading HA Branch @HAReadingBranch]

We are very excited about our upcoming lectures - full programme here: https://t.co/cYeDtyjcWz

Monthly on Fridays at 7:30, in the Lecture Theatre at @readingsch. Anyone wishing to join us & speaker for dinner beforehand should contact Chris Sexton (email in the link above).

[Reading HA Branch @HAReadingBranch]

The latest Reading @histassoc lecture is *THIS FRIDAY*

Dr Helen Paul, from Southampton University, will be talking about the South Sea Bubble from 7.30. Please email for a link and we’ll see you there (details in the poster).

[Reading HA Branch @HAReadingBranch]

@histassoc talk tomorrow (Friday!)

Food of the Rich, Food of the Poor.

With @UniRdg_History’s Dr David Sutton. Buzzing to be hosting this fascinating lecture. Email Chris for the Zoom link and join from 7 for a 7.30 start.

[Reading HA Branch @HAReadingBranch]

@histassoc talk tomorrow (Friday!)

Food of the Rich, Food of the Poor.

With @UniRdg_History’s Dr David Sutton. Buzzing to be hosting this fascinating lecture. Email Chris for the Zoom link and join from 7 for a 7.30 start.

[Reading HA Branch @HAReadingBranch]

*This Friday at 7.30*

We are DELIGHTED to welcome Prof. Jonathan Phillips to talk about the Life and Legend of Sultan Saladin.

Hoping people of all ages from across our Reading history community will join us on Zoom to learn about Saladin, the Near East and the Third Crusade.

[Reading HA Branch @HAReadingBranch]

*@histassoc history talk*

THIS FRIDAY! Prof. Stephen Gunn talking about Everyday Life and Accidental Death in Tudor England.

Hoping to see lots of people looking for some context before they read Mantel...as well as plenty of teachers, pupils and local history lovers.

[Reading HA Branch @HAReadingBranch]

@RyanKemp1992 We do! 🙋‍♀️🙋‍♀️

[Abbey History @theabbey_hist]

Can’t wait to hear this - how lucky are we in Reading to have two amazing Tudor evenings in two nights - following @BroadStBooks celebration for Hilary Mantel’s new book in her Thomas Cromwell trilogy The Mirror and the Light

[Reading HA Branch @HAReadingBranch]

*@histassoc history talk*

THIS FRIDAY! Prof. Stephen Gunn talking about Everyday Life and Accidental Death in Tudor England.

Hoping to see lots of people looking for some context before they read Mantel...as well as plenty of teachers, pupils and local history lovers.

[Reading HA Branch @HAReadingBranch]

Thank you @JessicaLutkin for your talk last night. Such a powerful and interesting topic.