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| Several of the Richard III Society’s Branches and Groups have listed their meetings/events calendars here. These events are open to non-members and, in some cases, a small charge may be made. To check these and other details, please contact the local Branch or Group co-ordinator. Future activities are listed in the Society Calendar. Click here for contact details of branch and group secretaries and click here for Branch and Group profiles. | ||
| Branch and Group Meetings, Lectures and other events | ||
 Australia – NSW Branch |
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| Canadian Branch |
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| Devon and Cornwall
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| East Midlands
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| Gloucester Branch |
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| Lincolnshire
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| London and Home Counties |
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| Norfolk Branch |
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| North Mercia
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| Nottinghamshire & Derbyshire Group |
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| Scottish Branch |
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| Victoria Branch |
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| Worcestershire
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| Yorkshire Branch |
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Visit us at www.richardiii-nsw.org.au
For more information, visit us at http://home.cogeco.ca/~richardiii/calendar.html or contact the branch at richardiii@cogeco.ca
Devon and Cornwall Branch 2012
| 14 January | Talk entitled "Frankenstein's Monster? Bringing Medieval and Early Tudor Lawyers to Life" by Professor Anthony Musson, Director of the Centre for Legal History Research, Exeter University |
| 13 March | Society Chairman Phil Stone will give a public lecture at the University of Plymouth entitled "Richard III- A Bloody Tyrant?" |
| 12 May | Society Research Officer Lynda Pigeon will talk on "John, Duke of Suffolk and his wife Elizabeth Plantagenet" |
| 14 July | Branch day trip to Exeter with lunch and a conducted tour of the cathedral |
All meetings apart from March will held at The University of Plymouth, Plymouth. We meet at noon for a 12.30pm start.
All meetings are held at the Leicester Adult Education College, Wellington Street, Leicester, commencing at 7pm unless otherwise stated. The speaker will normally commence at 7.30pm. Meetings are free to Branch Members, but visitors are requested to donate £1.50 towards the expenses of the meeting. No meetings are held during January and February
| 15 March | 'Medieval Sports and Pastimes' – a talk by the secretary of the Lincolnshire branch Jean Townsend on how people would have spent their leisure time during the reign of Richard III. Many of the games and sports we still play today have their roots in medieval England. |
| 19 April | 'Medieval Pilgrims and Pilgrimages' – Peter Liddle, the Archaeologist at Leicestershire County Council will tell us how local people travelled to shrines such as Canterbury, Walsingham and Windsor. Discoveries of Pilgrim badges and other relics they brought back with them have established this. |
| 17 May | Branch Annual General Meeting |
| 16 June | 'Katherine and her Kin' – an illustrated talk by Richard Thornton. |
| 21 June | 'Packhorses and Packroads' – Wendy Freer, an Adult Education Lecturer will remind us of the method of transport used during the medieval period. She will also enlighten us on how animals were prepared for the long drive to distant markets and how travellers found their way across desolate moors. |
| July | Date and
Location TBD A guided walk of Medieval Warwick or Lincoln – our Chairman, Richard Smith, has kindly agreed to guide us on another walk. Lincoln, Warwick, or somewhere else you think is interesting. Let me know your preferred place and date in July. |
Further
details can be obtained from the Branch Secretary:
Sally Henshaw
28 Lyncroft Leys
Scraptoft
Leicester LE7 9UW
Tel: 01162 433785
E-mail:
sallyoftarahill@homecall.co.uk
All meetings commence at 2.30pm with the exception of field visits which are by arrangement.
Full details of all our events can be found at richardthethirdlincs.org
Meetings are held at The Torrington Room, Senate House, Malet Street, WC1E 7HU. Underground - Goodge Street or Russell Square.
| 28 January | "Margaret of Anjou, She-Wolf of France". Lecture by Helen Castor at 2:30pm. |
| 25 February | "Richard III and Elizabeth of York: Love, Incest and Honour in Dynastic Politics". Lecture by Lisa Hilton at 2:30pm. |
| 24 March | AGM followed by lecture "The Explosive History of Gunpowder" presented by Rosemary Waxman at 2:30pm. |
| 5 May | "Medieval Homes". Lecture by Tim Porter at 2:30pm, Room 349 (3rd Floor) at Senate House. |
| 9 October | "Battles". Lecture by Julian Humphreys at 6:30pm in the Bloomsbury Room (Ground Floor) at Senate House |
| 13 September | Richard III at the Globe. Matinee performance at 2pm. Group tickets are still available. Contact Elizabeth Nokes at elizabeth_nokes@hotmail.com. |
| 3 November | “The Master of Bruges” and “The Shadow Prince”. Lecture by author Terence Morgan on his two books at 2:30pm in the Court Room (1st Floor) at Senate House. |
Meetings are held at the Assembly House, Norwich and begin at 2.30pm.
The North Mercia Group was newly formed in March of 2010. We are a dozen or so enthusiastic Ricardians from South Cheshire, North Staffordshire, and North Shropshire who meet in members' homes at 2pm on 2nd Saturday of the month. Our meetings take the form of talks by members on a variety of Ricardian topics, book discussions, watching and discussing videos and social events including visits to sites of Ricardian or Medieval interest in our area. Visit us at www.spanglefish.com/northmerciagroup
Nottinghamshire & Derbyshire Group 2012
All Coach Trips open to friends, family and others. Contact Anne Ayres for details. Lectures usually take place in All Saints Centre, Common Road, Huthwaite, Notts, on Saturday afternoons.
Please contact Anne Ayres for details - anneayres@bootsyard.fsnet.co.uk
| 24 March | 'Richard III: Determined to Prove a Villain?' a talk by Elizabeth Rogers, PhD student at the University of Dundee. Cramond Kirk Hall, 11am - 12noon. Free. |
Visit us at home.vicnet.au/~richard3/
Visit us at www.richardiiiworcs.co.uk
| 1 April | Battle of Towton Commemoration at Towton Hall, North Yorkshire. 10am to 4pm. |
| 28 April | The Arthur Cockerill Spring Lecture will take place at Jacobs Well, Trinity Lane, York. 1-3pm. This years lecture will be given by the author David Baldwin who will speak on "The Character of Richard III". The lecture begins at 1.30pm sharp and will be followed by tea. |
| 9 June | Yorkshire Branch Study Day at Middleham Key Centre, Middleham. 10am to 4pm. There will be two talks in the Centre and 2 talks in the church and in the vicinity of the castle. Contact yorkistrose2@hotmail.co.uk for details. Cost £15. Parking at the Key Centre. Lunch own arrangements. |
| 19 August | Yorkshire Branch AGM at Jacobs Well, Trinity Lane, York. 1.30pm. |
| 29 September | Branch Dinner. Black Swan, Peasholm Green, York at 7.30 for 8pm. Further information to follow. Medieval dress or modern dress can be worn. |