EVENTS
Sunday 8th February
Tales from Quarry, Forge and Furnace
NASSINGTON VILLAGE HALL
Learn about some local big employers from the Ironstone Quarry to the London Brick Company with stop offs in-between.
Speaker: Karen Palenski
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Sunday 10th May
The Norman Cross Napoleonic Prison
NASSINGTON VILLAGE HALL
Learn about the very first purpose built Prisoner of War camp and the lives of the men incarcerated there
Speaker: Stuart Orme
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Sunday 15th November
Tales from a Jacobean Manor
Find out the history of the Fane family, the Earls of Westmorland, and their home at Apethorpe Palace, the most important Jacobean building in the country.
Speaker: Karen Palenski
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Sunday 22nd March
Charles II and his Son
NASSINGTON VILLAGE HALL
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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Sunday 4th October
Eleanor of Castile and the Eleanor Crosses
NASSINGTON VILLAGE HALL
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)
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Nassington Blue Plaque Route
The route now boasts fifty-five homes throughout the village and beyond. Version Two of the guide is available to buy for £5 from Nassington Stores. Alternatively go to our website (nassingtonhistory.com) for an online guide.
