September 2019: The Group has been Wound Up.
British Social History Group -- Meetings During 2013
See our programmes for: 2013; 2014; 2015; 2016; 2017; 2018; 2019.
| Date | Meetings during Autumn 2013 | |
| Wed. 11th September | Introductory Administration
'Which character from British History do you feel is most over-rated?' (Group poll) The Community of St Kilda |
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| Wed. 25th Sept. | The 'Ten Pound Poms' (assisted emigrants to Australia)
Wales: To Drink or Not To Drink?
Women Convicts to Australia: The 'Lady Julian' |
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| Wed. 9th Oct. | Monasticism: The Rule Of St.Benedict outlined
Bradenstoke Priory The Life of English Nuns Pre-Dissolution |
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| Wed. 23rd Oct. | Sport from 1860's: One Controversial Word
Monastic Relations with their Neighbours Monastic Alms |
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| Wed. 6th Nov. | Life as a Convent Girl
Karen Armstrong's Life as a Nun Royal Antediluvian Order of Buffaloes |
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| Wed. 20th Nov. | Swindon's Commemoration of World Wars, and The Riot
"Shot At Dawn" The Livery Companies of the City of London |
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| Wed. 4th Dec. | Drinking Customs, Drinking Glasses
William Hogarth: Some Engravings |
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| Date | Topics Featured during Summer 2013: | |
| Wed. 15th May | Introductory Administration
'Who Do You Feel Most Sorry For?' (Group poll) 'Problem Children' (those of George III) |
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| Wed. 29th May | 'A Nasty Piece of Work' (Group poll)
'Das Land Ohne Musik': ...True or Not in 18th/19th Century Britain? |
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| Wed. 12th June | Booze (and Temperance)
The English / Scottish Border |
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| Wed. 26th June | Transport other than Rail
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