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  • Elihu Yale and his Wicked Wife

    Salón de Actos, Espai La Senieta Ctra. Moraira a Calpe, 8, Moraira, Alicante, Spain

    Speaker: David Ebsworth Elihu Yale is a major figure in our history, though now mostly forgotten. One of the first nabobs, (a Muslim official or governor under the Mogul empire) Yale bequeathed […]

  • Medieval Pleasures. Sex Drugs and Rock and Roll in the Middle Ages

    Salón de Actos, Espai La Senieta Ctra. Moraira a Calpe, 8, Moraira, Alicante, Spain

    Speaker: Keith Smith When the word Medieval is mentioned, one conjures up images of death, disease and depravity. But what was life in the Middle Ages in Europe really like?What did […]

  • The Year 1946

    Salón de Actos, Espai La Senieta Ctra. Moraira a Calpe, 8, Moraira, Alicante, Spain

    Speaker: Mike Granville Speaker: 1946 was a year of profound change.  In particular the United States and Soviet Union were emerging as superpowers, setting the stage for the Cold War. […]

  • Hannibal: Rome’s Greatest Enemy – now starts at 12 noon

    Salón de Actos, Espai La Senieta Ctra. Moraira a Calpe, 8, Moraira, Alicante, Spain

    Speaker: Angela Chantry Over two thousand years ago one of the greatest military leaders in history almost destroyed Rome.Hannibal, a daring African general from the city of Carthage, led an […]

  • How it all Began

    Salón de Actos, Espai La Senieta Ctra. Moraira a Calpe, 8, Moraira, Alicante, Spain

    Speaker: Ally O Brian What are the stories behind some of the famous products?  Birds Custard and Royal Baking Powder were both invented because Alfred Bird’s wife was allergic to […]

  • César Manrique Cabrera (1919-1992)

    Salón de Actos, Espai La Senieta Ctra. Moraira a Calpe, 8, Moraira, Alicante, Spain

    Speaker: Angela Chantry César Manrique Cabrera (1919-1992): described as the man “building paradise in the ruins of hell”.César Manrique Cabrera was a Spanish painter, sculptor and artist, best known for […]

  • The History of the Automobile

    Salón de Actos, Espai La Senieta Ctra. Moraira a Calpe, 8, Moraira, Alicante, Spain

    Because we are increasingly finding it more difficult to find good speakers willing to spend hours researching their subject and then presenting it to our members we must, very occasionally, […]

  • La Malinche and the fall of the Aztec Empire: Heroine or Traitor?

    Salón de Actos, Espai La Senieta Ctra. Moraira a Calpe, 8, Moraira, Alicante, Spain

    Speaker: Angela Chantry In the early 16th century Hernán Cortés and his conquistadors defeated the great Aztec Empire, built a new city for colonists from Spain and took control of […]

  • Naïve Art

    Salón de Actos, Espai La Senieta Ctra. Moraira a Calpe, 8, Moraira, Alicante, Spain

    Speaker: Rosalind Miranda Naïve Art is usually is usually defined as art that is created by a person who lacks the formal education and training that a professional artist undergoes, […]

  • The History of The Samurai

    Salón de Actos, Espai La Senieta Ctra. Moraira a Calpe, 8, Moraira, Alicante, Spain

    Spèaker: John Hopwood To Understand The Background And Emergence Of The Samurai We Must Look At Japan’s Early History, Mainly From Around The Year 800ad. Everyone Knows Something About The […]

  • Surrealism part one

    Salón de Actos, Espai La Senieta Ctra. Moraira a Calpe, 8, Moraira, Alicante, Spain

    Speaker: Robert Sedgley Details to follow …

  • The History of the Masons

    Salón de Actos, Espai La Senieta Ctra. Moraira a Calpe, 8, Moraira, Alicante, Spain

    Speaker: lan Brown/Tony Old Details to follow

  • When Denia ruled the waves

    Salón de Actos, Espai La Senieta Ctra. Moraira a Calpe, 8, Moraira, Alicante, Spain

    Speaker: Keith Smith Today Denia is a thriving tourist destination on the Costa Blanca. Despite the growth of air traffic it retains an important link from mainland Spain to the […]