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This event has been postponed. Please see statement from the Society regarding the Coronavirus outbreak here. INTRODUCTORY TOUR FOR FELLOWS Join us for an introductory tour of Burlington House to learn more about the Society and its resources. Whether you're a new Fellow or just haven't been to Burlington House, this is a great opportunity […]
The Society looks forward to welcoming Fellows to our annual soirée, with Pimms and Wine. The soirée follows the Society's summer miscellany of papers. Miscellany of Papers: A newly found old English Runic Inscription and its decipherment by Professor John Hines FSA & Dr Simon Maslin FSA Title TBC by Professor Tyler Jo Smith FSA Entry […]
ONLINE PUBLIC LECTURE Stonehenge Solstice AD2020 by Dr Heather Sebire FSA, Senior Property Curator at Stonehenge, English Heritage This lecture will look at the archaeological significance of Stonehenge and in the lead up to the summer solstice its astronomical significance both in ancient and modern times. Items from the society collection will be used to […]
PUBLIC LECTURE "Beautifully but shamefully printed up": Reading the erotic in sixteenth century book culture Lecture by Dr Linda Grant This lecture will be online only. In this talk, I will start by looking at an infamous ‘obscene’ book from sixteenth century Italy: Pietro Aretino’s sonnetti lussuriosi and the ‘pornographic’ engravings that accompanied them, together […]
PUBLIC LECTURE ‘Three weeks in this seventh heaven of a place’: Edward Burne-Jones’s 1871 Italian Sketchbook Lecture by Dr Mark Stocker FSA Lecture will take place online. Please note this lecture starts at 12pm. In 1871 Edward Burne-Jones went on his third visit to Italy. On his trip, he took with him a small octavo […]
Registration closes at 12noon on Friday 25th September Council have proposed changes to the Society’s Statutes which seek to introduce a new way in which the Society should deal in the future with allegations and complaints about the behaviour of Fellows or Trustees. In essence, this means the addition within the Statutes of a new […]
ORDINARY MEETING OF FELLOWS President's Annual Address Our Annual General Meeting will take place at 2pm on Saturday 26 September. The programme for our Anniversary Meeting is detailed below. Due to Social Distancing Regulations, there is a limited capacity in the Meeting Room but all Fellows are encouraged to attend online. (Due to Government Regulations, […]
PUBLIC LECTURE The Battle of Brunanburh: new light on the ‘Great War’ of the Tenth Century by Professor Michael Wood FSA This lecture will be live streamed. In this lecture, Michael Wood looks at one of the most famous events of the Viking Age. In 937 a Viking and North British coalition invaded England, only […]
ORDINARY MEETING OF FELLOWS LECTURE From Shibayama to Stonehenge: William Gowland – pioneer of archaeology in Japan and England Lecture by Prof Simon Kaner FSA & Dr Luke Edgington-Brown This lecture is ONLINE only. Booking is now closed for this lecture but you can join us on YouTube here. William Gowland, former Vice President of […]
ORDINARY MEETING OF FELLOWS LECTURE The Value of Archaeology: Challenges and Opportunities by Dr Sadie Watson FSA This lecture is ONLINE only. In conversations about the value of culture, arts and heritage there has been little mention of archaeology, despite the significant funding it attracts through the development-control system. This is perhaps because most of […]
ORDINARY MEETING OF FELLOWS LECTURE Manufactured Bodies: The Impact of Industrialisation on London Health Lecture by Jelena Bekvalac FSA Industrialisation has been one of the most influential changes in history, affecting and shaping people’s environment and lives, physically and socially with lasting consequences. With the award of the Rosemary Green Grant from the City Of London […]