EVENTS

Not so very long ago Nassington boasted seven, yes, seven pubs.  Karen Palenski has asked around a fair old bit and can tell you a little of what became of both the people and the places, with some social history thrown in for good measure.

Speaker: Karen Palenski

(Image below courtesy of Nassington History Group)

Learn about some local big employers from the Ironstone Quarry to the London Brick Company with stop offs in-between.

Speaker: Karen Palenski

Learn about the very first purpose built Prisoner of War camp and the lives of the men incarcerated there

Speaker: Stuart Orme

Find out about the Earls of Westmorland, who once dominated the landscape of our local villages.  To what extent did their influence help or hinder the villages under the control.

Speaker: Karen Palenski

Researcher: Marilyn Jenner

(Image below courtesy of Woodnewton History Group)

Learn about this most flamboyant of monarchs and the relationship he 'enjoyed' with his son the Duke of Monmouth.

Speaker: Tim Wilson (aka Jude Morgan)

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Learn about Eleanor's life, her marriage to Edward I and the crosses erected in her honour on her death.

Speaker: Jennifer Rose

(Image courtesy of Jennifer Rose)