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 […]
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. […]
Speaker: Gary Johnson Gary Johnson aims to show you how a little known Arabian Princess was to blame for the downfall of Edward VIII and how this happened.
Lecturer: John Hopwood Frank Winfield Woolworth was the son of a farmer recently returned from the American Civil War and in 1879 at the age of twenty-one he founded the […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
In the early 16th century Hernán Cortés and his conquistadors defeated the great Aztec Empire,A story not often told, is that of a woman, Princess Malinalli, known today as La Malinche.
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 Balearic Islands. But […]
