February 28, 2025|Uncategorized
“1216 and all that: The real story of the Magna Carta” – Nick Barratt
Dr. Nick Barratt joined us on Zoom for Wickham History Society’s second talk of 2025 where sixty five members and guests heard from the leading medievalist on the background to Magna Carta – the genesis of the parliamentary system and a fundamental influence on many other constitutions around the world. People were asking why 1216?…
Find Out More »January 31, 2025|Uncategorized
“Put that light out: The Searchlight Girls of WW2″ – Dr Imogen Corrigan
Wickham History Society’s first talk of 2025 was a virtual one. Imogen Corrigan joined 78 of us from Kent on January 28th to talk about the role of women in the armed forces in the twentieth century and particularly the all female 93rd (Searchlight) Regiment Royal Artillery. Imogen speaks from great experience as she, possibly…
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