North London Branch Programme

Branch Programme


All meetings are held at Jubilee Hall, 2, Parsonage Lane, Enfield, EN2 OAJ at 8pm.

Parking is readily available close to the hall. The hall is 10 minutes’ walk from Enfield Chase Station and 15 minutes’ walk from Enfield Town Station, (both overground).

All enquiries to the Chair: Cllr. Michael Rye, OBE, BA(Hons), PGCE, FCollP, NPQH, FHA. Contact Tel. 020 8367 7762

Non-members welcome (£2 per meeting at Hall).  Associate Membership available for £8 a year for an individual or £12 a year for a couple.

 

North London Programme 2025-26

 

2025

 

Tuesday September 9th

Does writing define civilization? (illustrated)

Dr. Jennie Somerville (Branch member)

 

Tuesday October 14th

'Wives of The Devil and His Brood: Eleanor of Aquitaine and Her Contemporary Queens' (illustrated)

Dr. Gabrielle Storey (Historian and author)

 

Tuesday November 11th

James II and the Glorious Revolution (illustrated)

Dr David Smith (Selwyn College, Cambridge)

 

Tuesday December 9th

Christmas on trial during the English Revolution (illustrated)

Dr. Ariel Hessayon (University of London)

 

2026

 

Tuesday January 13th

Nicholas II and Stalin: a comparison in tyranny? (illustrated)

Dr George Gilbert (Southampton University)

 

Tuesday February 10th

Who did Henry VIII think he was? (illustrated)

Professor Steven Gunn (Merton College, Oxford)

 

Tuesday March 10th

Discovering Charles I (illustrated)

Professor Richard Cust (University of Birmingham)

 

Thursday April 16th

The Sun King and the Merry Monarch (illustrated)

Dr Jonathan Spangler (Manchester Metropolitan University)

 

Tuesday May 12th

The Feminine Touch in the late Roman Republic: The Women of Mark Anthony and Octavian (illustrated)

Dr. Carey Fleiner (University of Winchester)

 

June (date TBA)

Visit (TBA)