Events

A History of ARM. Once referred to as "The Crown Jewels" of the UK's successful high tech industry, ARM grew from small beginnings in Cambridge to be a global company whose microchip designs feature ubiquitously in most smartphones and other devices. Where did it begin, and how did it happen? John Biggs, one of the …

How British rule changed India - and changed the British A talk by Dr Sean Lang, Senior Lecturer in History at Anglia Ruskin University. All talks are free to members, or £3 for guests / non-members , payable on the door.

  How this iconic Cambridge landmark came to be. A talk by Paul Shakeshaft, Affiliated Lecturer in the University of Cambridge Department of History of Art, and Director of Studies at Hughes Hall. THIS TALK WILL INCLUDE A FESTIVE DRINK AND MINCE PIES! All talks are free to members, or £3 for guests / non-members …

Leah Manning One of the first female Labour MPs, a campaigner for impoverished children in Cambridge and saviour of nearly 4000 young people fleeing the Spanish Civil War. A talk by Mike Levy, Cambridge author and Holocaust educator. All talks are free to members, or £3 for guests / non-members, payable on the door.

A time of royal transition from Tudor to Stuart Between 1600 and 1625 the country went through a remarkable transition, from the last of the Tudor Royals (Queen Elizabeth I) to the first of the Stuart Royals (James I and VI). Some of the most important religious, cultural and governmental changes in our history happened …

Personal reflections on 35 years at the Bar and on the bench in both civil and criminal law. A life lived vicariously with the injured, the incompetent, the falsely accused and some right villains. A talk by Revd Dr Simon Taylor K.C. All talks are free to members, or £3 for guests / non-members , …

A talk by Eleanor Whitehead, local historian. This meeting will also include the society's Annual General Meeting. All talks are free to members, or £3 for guests / non-members, payable on the door.

“A hundred years of Stapleford farming and reinvention on Heath Farm” A talk by Charles and Colin Bradford Join us for a very special evening as father and son, Colin and Charles Bradford, share the remarkable story of Heath Farm and its place in Stapleford’s history. Colin, now in his eighties and born at Heath …

A talk by Paul Shakeshaft, who returns by popular request, following his excellent talk last year on the Building of King's College Chapel. The glazing of King's College Chapel was …

A talk by Dr Sean Lang What ho! How the creator of Jeeves and Bertie Wooster helped bring down the bally British Empire. This is a historian's take on PG …