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
For all branch enquiries please contact Tony Tuckwell: 01245 256423
https://www.facebook.com/groups/essexha
Essex Branch Programme 2026 - 2027
19 September 2026
Annual General Meeting, followed by:
Prof. Alexandra Walsham, President of H.A. University of Cambridge
Persecution & Toleration in England, 1400 – 1700
17 October 2026
Dr. Penelope Corfield, Emeritus Prof. History. Royal Holloway
The Social Spread of the Handshake in 18th & 19th Century England
21 November 2026
Andy Stuart. Family History
Churchill’s Intervention in the Russian Civil War: 1918 – 1920.
12 December 2026
Dr Tom Licence. Professor of Modern Literature, UEA
How accurate is the Bayeux Tapestry? What is its relevance for Britain today? (To coincide with British Museum exhibition Sept. 2026 – July 2027)
9 January 2027
Dr David Smith. Cambridge University
James II and the Glorious Revolution
13 February 2027
Peter Allen.
Taxing death in the UK. Taxation that reflects its time in history.
20 March 2027
M. Frampton, J. Edgar, T. Tuckwell, J. Symonds
DEBATE: Should President Andrew Johnson be Impeached? The House of Representatives decides.
24 April 2027
Taylor Downing. Author
D.Day: The Army that never was & the Great Deception
15 May 2027
Prof. Rowena Archer. Brasenose College, Oxford.
Joan of Arc
For further information: www.history.org.uk http://essexbranchha.blogspot.com