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Ancient Egypt 17th Sept 2018: The Israelites in Egypt
Hope you had a great summer break (and it was not too hot for you!).Well, the upcoming season of Egyptology/Ancient World lectures starts up again on Monday 17th September, usual place and usual time (La Senieta, starting at 10:30 am). We are continuing our Exodus series with two more talks. The first (on the 17th)…
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180924 History Talk 24th Sep: RAF 100th Anniversary
Date: Monday 24th September 2018 10:30 Location: Salón de Actos, Espai la Senieta, Moraira (next to the large free car park) Subject: The Royal Air Force 100th Anniversary 1918-2018 Lecturer: Brian Nicholls I have been asked by Cheda if I would do a commemorative talk on the RAF, to which I have readily agreed. 2018 is the…
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181126 History Talk 26 Nov: The 2nd Spanish Republic and the Civil War 1930-1939
Date: 26th Nov 2018 10:30 Location: Salón de Actos, Espai la Senieta, Moraira (next to the large free car park) Subject: The 2nd Spanish Republic and the Civil War 1930-1939 Lecturer: Alan Oliver The Second Spanish Republic 1930 – 1939and the Civil War 1936 – 1939 1931 The Second Republic was established after the resignation of the Dictator…
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190128 Art Talk 28th Jan 2019: Political Art
Date: Monday 28th January 2019 10:30 Location: Salón de Actos, Espai la Senieta, Moraira (next to the large free car park) Subject: Political Art Lecturer: Rosalind Miranda It is possible to confuse political art with propaganda but there is a difference between the two. Propaganda is usually associated with the propagating of a doctrine…
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Egyptology 21 Jan: Rostau: The Mysterious Necropolis of Giza Before the Pyramids
Date: 21st January 2019 10:30 Lecturer: David Rohl Subject: Rostau: The Mysterious Necropolis of Giza Before the Pyramids Location: Salón de Actos, Espai la Senieta, Moraira (next to the large free car park) I will be presenting the evidence to show that the Sphinx was the guardian of Rostau (the ancient name of Giza) long before the three…
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Ancient Egypt 18th June: The Journey to Mount Sinai
Date: Monday 18th June 10:30 Location: Salón de Actos, Espai la Senieta, Moraira (next to the large free car park) Subject: The Journey to Mount Sinai Lecturer: David Rohl Continuing with the Exodus story by taking you into Sinai for the journey to Mount Horeb (aka the ‘Mountain of God’ or ‘Mount Sinai’) as described in the Books of…
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180528 Art Talk 28th May: The Newlyn School
Date: 28th May 2018 10:30 Location: Salón de Actos, Espai la Senieta, Moraira (next to the large free car park) Subject: The Newlyn School Lecturer: Cheda Panajotovic In 1830 some French ‘Romantic Painters’, hungry for ‘realism’ moved south of Paris to the village of Barbizon. The most prominent features of the Barbizon group are their tonal qualities,…
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180514 History Talk 14th May: History of Spain Part 3; The 16th to the 18th Centuries
Date: Monday 14th May 2018 10:30 Location: Salón de Actos, Espai la Senieta, Moraira (next to the large free car park) Subject: History of Spain Part 3; The 16th to the 18th Centuries Lecturer: Peter Atkinson This lecture will begin with the same principal players who concluded Part 2: Isabella I of Castilla and Fernando II of…
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Ancient Egypt 21st May Exodus: the Miracle of the Sea
Date: Monday 21st May 10:30 Location: Salón de Actos, Espai la Senieta, Moraira (next to the large free car park) Subject: Exodus: The Miracle of the Sea Lecturer: David Rohl I am back from my travels and busy getting the presentations ready for my last two talks before the summer recess … and these are going to be…
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180430 History Talk 30th April: History of Spain Part 2; The Moors in Spain
Date: Monday 30th April 2018 10:30 (note new date) Location: Salón de Actos, Espai la Senieta, Moraira (next to the large free car park) Subject: History of Spain Part 2; ‘The Moors in Spain’ Lecturer: Angela Chantry The word “Moors” derives from the Latin “mauri”, a name for the Berber tribes living in Roman Mauretania. It has no ethnographic…
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180611 History Talk 11th Jun 2018: Pride and Prejudice
Date: Monday 11th Jun 2018 10:30 Location: Salón de Actos, Espai la Senieta, Moraira (next to the large free car park) Subject: Pride and Prejudice Lecturer: Mike Rendell The talk will look at the history of this famous book and follow its impact on British literature and subsequently on film and television from printed page to silver…
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180625 History Talk: History of The Automobile
Date: 25 June 2018 10:30 Location: Salón de Actos, Espai la Senieta, Moraira (next to the large free car park) Subject:The History of the Automobile – or the car! Lecturer: John Hopwood This talk will examine the history of, mainly, four-wheel mechanised transport from the earliest 1672 steam driven “toy vehicle” to the latest manufactures’ concepts…