U3A Swindon British Social History Group

September 2019: The Group has been Wound Up.


British Social History Group -- Meetings During 2014


See our programmes for: 2013201420152016201720182019.


Date Meetings during Autumn 2014
 
Wed. 10th Sept.   Joining (or not) The Military Life
Wed. 24th Sept.   Some more on Military Life
Ralph Vaughan Williams; Folk Music
Wed. 8th Oct.   How Railways Affected People
Wed. 22nd Oct.   Women in the First World War
Wed. 5th Nov.   What We Did On Our Holidays
Wed. 19th Nov.   England: An Incomer's View;
Jersey: The Invasion Victims' Views
Wed. 3rd Dec.   Some Rogues, Crooks and Villains of London
Smugglers


Date Meetings during Summer 2014
 
Wed. 7th May   Scotland: Some Extra Material
Edward VII
Wed. 21st May   The Police; Swindon Election Riots 1880
Wed. 4th June   Universities
Wed. 18th June   The Great Hall of the Medieval House; Balmoral and some of its staff.

Date Meetings during Spring 2014
 
Wed. 15th Jan.   Marriage
 
Wed. 29th Jan.   Elections (Wiltshire and Elsewhere)
British Languages
 
Wed. 12th Feb.   The East End of London
 
Wed. 26th Feb.   Sunday / Sabbath / Shabbat
 
Wed. 12th March   Scotland -- Traditions or inventions? Kilts, Tartans, Bonnie Prince Charlie, The Old Firm, "Buckie"
 
Wed. 26th March   Edinburgh: some less charming inhabitants; Bagpipes; MacBeth (the real one)