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Saturday, 29th May |
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Learn how to mix clay dug from the borough with local industrial materials to create a unique clay body for brickmaking. |
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| | Victoria Dock |
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The heritage railway at the end of the Central line reopens with steam train services. |
| 10am to 4:30pm |
| | North Weald |
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Presentations, exhibition, demonstrations of work by contemporary and traditional crafts created or inspired by Japanese craft techniques |
| 10:30am to 5:30pm |
| | Poplar |
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Learn about the truly Terrible Tudors at Hampton Court Palace |
| Starts at 12pm |
| | East Molesey |
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Guided tours of one of London's few remaining windmills. |
| 1pm to 4:30pm |
| | Brixton |
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A small walled garden behind the Priory Church of Our Lady of the Rosary and St Dominic, commissioned by the Dominican Friars. |
| 1:30pm to 5:30pm |
| | Kentish Town |
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An online live airshow from London Biggin Hill airport |
| Starts at 2pm |
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Showcase of unique database that shows who got money from the abolition of slavery, how much, what they spent it on and where they lived |
| 6:30pm to 8pm |
| | Online |
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Twilight performances set around a live fired kiln in an industrial courtyard |
| 8pm to 10pm |
| | Victoria Dock |
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Sunday, 30th May |
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Learn how to mix clay dug from the borough with local industrial materials to create a unique clay body for brickmaking. |
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| | Victoria Dock |
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The heritage railway at the end of the Central line reopens with steam train services. |
| 10am to 4:30pm |
| | North Weald |
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Presentations, exhibition, demonstrations of work by contemporary and traditional crafts created or inspired by Japanese craft techniques |
| 10:30am to 5:30pm |
| | Poplar |
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Learn about the truly Terrible Tudors at Hampton Court Palace |
| Starts at 12pm |
| | East Molesey |
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Guided tours of one of London's few remaining windmills. |
| 1pm to 4:30pm |
| | Brixton |
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An extensive garden with mature trees, shrubs and perennials divided into areas. |
| 2pm to 6pm |
| | Finchley |
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Developed over 14yrs, this large garden has a formal layout, with wide mixed herbaceous borders full of colour, surrounded by mature trees, framing sunny lawns, a central box parterre and an Indian pergola. |
| 2pm to 5:30pm |
| | Lee |
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Twilight performances set around a live fired kiln in an industrial courtyard |
| 8pm to 10pm |
| | Victoria Dock |
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Monday, 31st May |
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The heritage railway at the end of the Central line reopens with steam train services. |
| 10am to 4:30pm |
| | North Weald |
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Professor Catharine Edwards (a specialist in the culture of Nero’s Rome) will focus on Nero’s passion for myth and how that passion fed into the myth of Nero. |
| 6pm to 7:30pm |
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Tuesday, 1st June |
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Join the Ri's Jemma and Dani to explore the curious ways things can change in the blink of an eye in this explosive family science show. |
| 5pm to 5:50pm |
| | Online |
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How can post-pandemic recovery efforts accelerate sustainable transitions and what is needed to enhance resilience to future systemic shocks? Join us for a panel discussion with Lord Toby Harris, Amanda Janoo and Rowan Douglas. |
| 5:15pm to 6:30pm |
| | Online |
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This lecture explores this astonishing story, and asks how the witch craze affected people’s lives. |
| 6pm to 7pm |
| | Online |
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Exploring a time before his political career, Stewart will discuss how his explorations resulted in an immersion into a rich and complex culture closed to the world by decades of conflict. |
| Starts at 6pm |
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This talk will explore the fascinating life and scandalous death of Letitia Elizabeth Landon, celebrated in her day as the ‘female Byron’ for her poetry. |
| Starts at 6:30pm |
| | Online |
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John Boughton, our speaker, will talk about the significance of The Totterdown Fields Estate for the development of Council housing in London. |
| 7:30pm to 9pm |
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Rebecca Hall discusses her new graphic history and memoir, illustrated Hugo Martínez, with Bonnie Greer |
| 7:30pm to 8:30pm |
| | Online |
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Wednesday, 2nd June |
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Professor Maria Rubins will explore Art Deco fiction and its distinctive narrative strategies, genres and thematic repertoire, shaped by new conceptions of commercial success. |
| 1pm to 2pm |
| | Online |
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Join creators and curators of the Era of Reclamation series, Bonnie Greer and Hartwig Fischer, along with their guests, for a conversation exploring Black male fashion. |
| 5pm to 6pm |
| | Online |
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This paper will discuss the practice of writing about medieval history for a popular audience, and the specific demands of teaching history through blogging. |
| 5:30pm to 7pm |
| | Online |
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This talk will end with a demonstration of how to make a comet model using kitchen ingredients. |
| 6pm to 7pm |
| | Online |
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This illustrated Lecture will look closely at the extraordinary range of Masks and traditions current in contemporary Mexico. |
| 8pm to 9:30pm |
| | Online |
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Thursday, 3rd June |
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Monthly late opening at the London Mithraeum for the Roman temple, and the ground floor art exhibition |
| 10am to 8pm |
| | Euston |
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In this lecture, we explore the nexus between three powerful forces that shaped the medieval world: holy war, knighthood, and the expansion of Europe. |
| 1pm to 2pm |
| | Online |
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To mark the publication of their new book, Jeremy Musson and Hugo Rittson-Thomas discuss the redefinition of the notion of English country style. |
| 4pm to 5pm |
| | Online |
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A talk on the cat-crazed clergy, from the Middle Ages to today, as we learn about the pampered felines of archbishops, bishops, clerics, monks, nuns, and anchorites. |
| 6:30pm to 7:30pm |
| | Online |
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A panel of speakers discuss the cultural relevance and legacy of this iconic Polish painting. |
| 6:30pm to 8:15pm |
| | Online |
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An online talk about clerical cats in history presented by Dr Kathleen Walker-Meikle. |
| 6:30pm to 7:30pm |
| | Online |
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An inspirational and gripping first-person account of determination, adversity and survival against the odds. |
| 7pm to 8:30pm |
| | Soho |
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Join Skylar Tibbits as he explores how we can design simple and elegant intelligent materials, that may one day animate and improve themselves. |
| 7pm to 8:30pm |
| | Online |
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Friday, 4th June |
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Join Lucy Betteridge-Dyson as she explores the vital role that horses and mules played in the British Army’s efforts during the First World War. |
| Starts at 12pm |
| | Online |
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Join award-winning author Neil McKenna as he explores the many loves of Oscar Wilde. |
| 2pm to 3pm |
| | Online |
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Saturday, 5th June |
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Learn about the truly Terrible Tudors at Hampton Court Palace |
| Starts at 12pm |
| | East Molesey |
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Anthony Marr takes a look at marriage down the centuries. |
| 2pm to 3pm |
| | Online |
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Find out how the most up-to-date fuel research and technology could help reduce UK emissions and tackle the climate crisis. |
| 7:30pm to 8:45pm |
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