Event Type: Branch

Takes Place: 14th December 2026

Time: 7.30pm

Venue: Exmouth Arms, Bath Road, Cheltenham, GL53 7LX

Description: Roger is a best-selling narrative historian with deep interests in the Mediterranean world and its surrounding area. His most recent book tells the story of the sixteenth-century’s epic contest for the spice trade, which propelled European maritime exploration and conquest across Asia and the Pacific. Roger’s illustrated talk on Europe’s obsession with spices that triggered the first phase of globalization, shaped the modern world – and popularized Christmas puddings…

How to book: Only needed if eating beforehand

Price: Members free, guests £4

Email: histassocglos@gmail.com

Website: https://www.haglos.co.uk

Lecturer: Roger Crowley, Independent Scholar

Comments: We are not using Zoom but we will be recording the talk to put on our YouTube channel after the event

Region: West Midlands

Branch: Gloucestershire