Historical Topics
| The Historical Topics (1) Group meet monthly from 14.00 to 16.00 on the 3rd Wednesday |
This Group is intended to be A friendly, informal platform to expand one’s historical knowledge
An historical event/person etc is chosen by one of the Group, which then forms the basis of the following meeting. That person acts as leader for that session and gives a short presentation of their chosen subject to initiate discussion. All members will have researched the topic and its impact on other events before getting together.
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| The Historical Topics (2) Group meet monthly from 10.00 to 12.00 on the 3rd Friday |
A random date is chosen by members, by rotation, which forms the basis of a limited period of research, e.g. 1800 would invite topics essentially 1790 to 1810.
Topic subjects and research is exchanged by email, in advance of a meeting. At the meeting, each member briefly re-presents their subject, which is then discussed amongst the group. This format provides an opportunity to explore a wider spectrum of subjects, both domestic and world-wide.
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| The Historical Topics (5) Group meet monthly from 14.30 to 16.30 on the 3rd Wednesday, in the South Lawn Hotel library |
The Group has been moving chronologically from the Glorious Revolution of 1688, over the years, to the present day & has got to the mid 19th century.
We take a seminar approach to meetings with contributors within the group having prepared a topic or the overall subject beforehand. Opinions are not personal and as far as possible have to be historically accurate and objective, so we try to develop a detective story evidence-based approach and to avoid traditional, black and white, simplistic interpretations of history.
Experience: None required other than having read about the subject before each meeting
Costs: None
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