Upcoming History Society Talks
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The SPARTA History Society continues to host a set of excellent talks. Here are a few that you can attend over the next few weeks.
For full details of all the talks coming up this year get in touch with Robert Baker at robert.baker@dft.gov.uk
Wednesday 11th February
Twentieth Century Seaside Architecture - Kathryn Ferry
Online Talk from GMH Room 5.7 1pm and available as a Microsoft Teams meeting
Talk based on Kathryn’s new book of the same title, this talk explores how seaside buildings changed between 1920 and 2000. Though this period covers both the heyday and the dramatic decline in popularity of the British seaside holiday.
Dr Kathryn Ferry is an architectural historian. She has published on numerous seaside subjects.
Thursday 19 February
Crispina Peres: The Heretic of Cacheu – Toby Green
Online Talk 12pm
Microsoft Teams meeting Join the meeting now
Toby Green will give a talk on the extraordinary story of seventeenth-century West African slave trader Crispina Peres.
Toby Green is professor of precolonial and Lusophone African history and culture at King’s College, London.
A Fellow of the British Academy, he is the author of The Rise of the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade in Western Africa, 1300–1589 and, most recently, A Fistful of Shells, also published by the University of Chicago Press.
Tuesday 3rd March
Economica: A Global History of Women, Wealth and Power – Victoria Bateman
Online Talk from GMH Room 5.7 at 1pm and available as a Microsoft Teams meeting
Dr Victoria Bateman is an economic historian.
Her book Economica rewrites our understanding of women's role in the economy, and tells a more accurate economic history of us all.
Wednesday 11th March
The hidden history of women's football in England - Carrie Dunn
Online Talk at 1pm as a Microsoft Teams meeting
Carrie Dunn is a sports writer. She has covered events from the Ashes to the Olympics for national and international publications and is a regular broadcaster on TV and radio.
Join her for this fascinating talk delving into the history of the Women's Football in England.
Monday 23rd March
African Emperor - Septimius Severus - Simon Elliott
Online Talk 1pm
Join historian and broadcaster Simon Elliott to explore the remarkable life of the Roman emperor Septimius Severus.
The African Emperor explores the life and eventual death of one of the greatest warrior emperors in history.
If you are interested in any of the upcoming talks or on joining the SPARTA History Society then please contact Robert Baker at robert.baker@dft.gov.uk
Check out the SPARTA History Society webpage by clicking here HISTORY SOCIETY
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