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Forthcoming online events
Lecture: Why the Barons came to St Albans in 1213
October 6, 2020
7:45 PM - 8:45 PM
Zoom
Dr Peter Burley explores what made St Albans an attractive venue for the Barons who met here in 1213 to plan the Magna Carta. He will take us on a virtual walk around the medieval town, its facilities, legal status and (substantial) defences.
Lecture: Setting up an Exhibition
October 13, 2020
7:45 PM - 8:45 PM
Zoom
Sarah Keeling, a curator at the St Albans Museum + Gallery, explains the work involved in mounting an exhibition from concept to completion. This includes behind the scenes planning, selection of items, researching exhibits, and how to represent the context of the items in order to enhance the public understanding.
Lecture: Pageants, Community and the Past - Reflections on a Historical Research Project
October 20, 2020
7:45 PM - 8:45 PM
Zoom
Dr Mark Freeman reflects on 'The Redress of the Past' (2013-20), a large research project working with the heritage sector and local history partners in St Albans, Carlisle, Bury St Edmunds, Scarborough and elsewhere that examined historical pageants in modern Britain.
Seminar: the Poor Law in St Albans, 1895 to 1914
October 22, 2020
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM
Zoom
Tony Dolphin looks at the role played by the local Board of Guardians in the treatment of different groups of paupers in the two decades before the First World War.
Lecture: The Struggle to end slavery and the slave trade 1802-1843 - the forgotten role of Henry Brougham
November 3, 2020
7:45 PM - 8:45 PM
Zoom
John Morewood examines the contribution of the extraordinary Henry Brougham to securing legislation that put flesh on the bones of the laws that banned slavery.
Lecture: The Red Lion - a 500-year story of a St Albans inn
November 10, 2020
7:45 PM - 8:45 PM
Zoom
Jon Mein charts the history of the Red Lion, one of the principal inns in the town catering for pilgrims in the early days to motorists in its final years.
Lecture: The Origins and History of Harpenden
November 17, 2020
7:45 PM - 8:45 PM
Zoom
Drawing on the discussion in the seminar of the same topic on 17 September, Tony Berk looks at the dramatic changes that altered Harpenden from a small part of a nearby village, to the well-to-do and important commuter town of today.
Seminar: the Straw Hat Trade in St Albans, c.1800-1940
November 19, 2020
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM
Zoom
The manufacture of straw hats was a key industry for St Albans for many years. Drawing on original source material, Anne Wares and Jon Mein lead a discussion of the location and leadership of the enterprises in the town.
Lecture: John Fothergill and St Albans' interaction with the Industrial Revolution
December 1, 2020
7:45 PM - 8:45 PM
Zoom
Kate Morris discusses how the (hitherto) rather obscure John Fothergill of St Albans contributed his international trade connections to a partnership with Matthew Boulton, famous for the steam engines produced with James Watt which made mechanised manufacturing possible from the late 18th century.
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