For all branch enquiries please contact Dr John Oliphant at john@johnoliphant.net or telephone 07910 672 131

All meetings will be held on Thursdays from 7-9 pm at St Saviour’s Church Hall, South Street, Eastbourne BN21 4UT.

Entry is free to members, and visitor fees are £2 per lecture. Annual associate branch membership is available at the door for £10. 

 

 

East Sussex Branch Programme 2026 - 7

 

 

3 September 2026

Charles I: Tyrant or Martyr?

Dr. David Smith, University of Cambridge

 

1 October 2026

The Chevalier d’Eon: Changing Sex in the Eighteenth Century

Dr. Stephen Brogan, Birkbeck

 

November 2026 - TBC

Possible group visit to see the Bayeux Tapestry at the British Museum

 

4 February 2027

Branch Meeting TBA

 

4 March 2027

The Jagiellonians (1377-1596): From Pagan Tribe to High Renaissance Dynasty

Professor Natalia Nowakowska

 

1 April 2027

The Goths and the Roman Empire

Professor David Gwynn

 

6 May 2027

The Festival of Britain

Colin Manton, Independent Scholar

 

3 June 2027

Branch Meeting TBA

 

1 July 2027

Branch Meeting TBA