Lectures

As we start a new Membership Year we have 18 active accreditation candidates and eight awaiting the successful completion of Assignment 1.  Whilst those figures are identical to those of a year ago only three of the active candidates are new ones.  So, we need to encourage more members, especially new ones, to undertake the […]

Using a walking tour of Dresden, Andy Johnson explains why and how the RAF Dresden raid took place, and he will discuss sources. This is an adaptation of Andy’s successful Fellowship presentation at the January 2025 Annual Conference

Jonathan Davy is a semi-retired pilot with 40 years’ experience of military and civilian flying.  He served for 26 years in the RAF, undertaking roles as varied as annoying the Army on C-130 Hercules transports, nurturing proto-Top Guns on Tucano and Hawk trainers, and turning kerosene into noise and stress on the Jaguar and Typhoon.  […]

Archaeology in the Great War – From Macedonia, Palestine, and the Dardanelles, through to the Roman Gallic wars, the troglodyte nature of the First World War frequently came into contact with the Ancient world.  Clive Harris will tell the story of not only the discoveries uncovered during trench construction, but the fascinating and varied lives […]

To be on the site of a battle, with a knowledgeable and experienced guide can lead us to a profound understanding of the challenges faced by both sides in that action, of how events unfolded and of the outcomes. In that much-used Guild phrase, we can ‘smell the cordite’. One other element is vital to […]