Essex Branch Programme
Talks on Saturdays, 2.30pm, Trinity Methodist Church, Rainsford Road, Chelmsford, CM1 2XB.
Please check the calendar on this website for details.
Visitors and prospective members warmly welcomed - £5, Associate Members fee £15.00 / £20.00 for 2 members at same address
Branch Contact: Tony Tuckwell: 01245 256423 tonytuckwell28@outlook.com
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Essex Branch Programme 2025 - 2026
2025
20 September 2025
Annual General Meeting, followed by:
Henry VII and Elizabeth of York
Nathan Amin, Author
18 October 2025
The Order of St. John’s Knights Hospitallers: From Jerusalem to Essex
Paul Gwillam, Local Historian
15 November 2025
The London Shipwreck: Her final voyage
Jools McCusker-Maxwell – Curator of Archaeology, Southend Museum
6 December 2025
DEBATE: Causes of the American Civil War (2) Missouri decides
Martin Frampton, John Edgar, Tony Tuckwell and Ian Mason
(Light seasonal refreshments after the talk)
2026
10 January 2026
Charles II and the Restoration
Dr David Smith, Cambridge University
7 February 2026
Please Sir. Can I have some more? Poor Law Essex Workhouses
Michael Holland, Family History Federation
21 March 2026
The Mayas: Masters of Ancient Astronomy, Calendars, Prophecies and Games
Ian Mursell, Miranda Net Fellow, Instituter of Educ. London Univ.
25 April 2026
Country walks through Colonial Britain
Corinne Fowler, Professor of Colonialism & Heritage. Univ. of Leicester
16 May 2026
The Aftermath of the Roman Departure from Britain
Professor Andrew Breeze. University of Navarre, Spain