This winter we are replacing our monthly lectures in Magdalen College Auditorium with lectures via Zoom which are made available to our Members to view in their own homes each month, usually for 7 days, from a link sent by email. For more information, see our Upcoming Events.
We welcome you to Join Us as a member.
Forthcoming lectures
Morris Dancing, Myth and History
Pagan fertility ritual or courtly dance? This illustrated talk by Mike Heaney, Morris authority and musician, disentangles the myth from the real history spanning 600 years.
To be made available to members online from 18th to 24th January 2021.
Making Sense of Portraits in Country Houses
Amy Lim, researcher at the University of Oxford and Tate Britain, looks at 17th and 18th century portraits in National Trust houses and explores why these portraits were displayed, particularly the “Petworth Beauties” series.
To be made available to members online from 15th to 21st February 2021.
Cliveden: Passion, Pleasure and Politics
A complete history of Cliveden with a speaker from Cliveden Talks Service: from devilish dukes to scandalous headlines and boundary-breaking garden design to political notoriety.
To be made available to members online on March 16th 2021 ONLY.