| Saturday 25th January |
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| A day of short talks about the powerful women of the Wars of the Roses - it's going to be epic! For nearly fifty years, the rival houses of Lancaster and York battled to take the crown of England, |
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| The Ultimate Snowdrop Sale is back for 2025 |
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| Wassail! Wassail! All over the town, Our toast it is white and our ale it is brown |
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| A spirited revival of the ancient tradition of Wassailing, where we’ll bless the orchard for a fruitful harvest in the coming year |
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| Explore the British Museum and how different cultures dealt with the concept of death and memorialisation! Explore the collections of The British Museum through a slightly different perspective! |
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| Swarms in nature, including birds, social insects and cells, coordinate in huge numbers to achieve common goals |
| | Royal Institution (inc Faraday Museum) |
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| Sunday 26th January |
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| Strawberry Hill House is internationally renowned as one of the best examples of Georgian Gothic architecture |
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| The Erith Model Railway Society's January Exhibition, one of South East England's largest shows, will be returning to the Harris Garrard Academy (formerly the Business Academy, Bexley) for their first |
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| Shop from over 120 exhibitors of antiques at the "Horti" antiques fair, established for over 40 years at The Lindley Hall in Westminster. |
| | The Royal Horticultural Halls |
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| An annual march down The Mall to commemorate the execution of King Charles I will take place this morning |
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| A dragon parade through the town to mark the Chinese New Year, along with dance, music and fete events. |
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| A selection of silent films featuring Stan Laurel & Oliver Hardy (together and separately) and featuring musical accompaniment from the Mighty Wurlitzer organ. |
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| Monday 27th January |
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| Join David Pleat as he launches his new memoir, Just One More Goal, in conversation with his North London rival, David Dein, and interviewed by sports journalist by Graham Miller. |
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| This talk examines the biographies of such figures as Godric of Finchale, Hugh of Lincoln, and Abbot Samson of Bury St Edmunds for what they say about the reality and the idea of the Latin East and the crusading movement. |
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| Tuesday 28th January |
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| Tickets to on a tour of the opulent Goldsmiths' Hall in the City of London will be released at 2pm today |
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| Have you ever heard anyone, anywhere say “Let’s spend a fun weekend in the City!” I’d be very surprised if you had |
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| The Conversation is a series of weekly events talking about conflict and empathy, inequality and power, climate crisis and wonder through storytelling and action |
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| Wednesday 29th January |
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| In this book launch for the paperback edition, Catherine Butler will introduce the book and talk about the interests and discoveries that led to its writing. |
| | Daiwa Anglo-Japanese Foundation |
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| Thursday 30th January |
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| Jeremy Mynott traces the story of nature — past, present, and future, from dramatic cave paintings of animals to the climate emergency today. |
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| Late-night access to the museum galleries with music, drinks, creative activities and curator tours of the period room in focus. |
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| Annual Skills Late event brings together leading employers in London with young people at the start of their careers. |
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| Friday 31st January |
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| Join Tony Rushmer as he shares the story of 'SAS Original' Reg Seekings and his journey to become one of the most highly decorated Special Forces soldiers of the Second World War |
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| In this talk, Simon discusses what went wrong, its effect on how we use mobile connectivity, and how the engineering profession should cope with such events in their industries. |
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| The real-life story of a London midwife |
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| All day event discussing five exceptional timepieces made by one of history’s greatest cabinetmakers. |
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| Saturday 1st February |
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| Monthly open day at one of London's more curious and delightful museums, devoted to the history of the sewing machine. |
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| There are approximately 25,000 'city-killer' asteroids in near-Earth orbit, but we haven’t found them all yet! Even though some are too small for us to find, they’re still capable of large-scale d |
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