Jeremy Prescott will present this inspirational story of the bravery of Violette Szabo, one of the immensely brave Special Operations Executive agents who were parachuted into France during the Second World War. It covers her brief marriage to Etienne Szabo, a French Legionnaire, before he was killed in El Alamein. It covers her motivation to...
Andrew Negus will present this final chapter of his series on Portsmouth covering the period from the 1930s. We will hear about Portsmouth's sewage system, Portsmouth’s moment of glory winning the FA Cup in 1939 and then how looking after the FA Cup nearly ended in disaster due to German bombing. Portsmouth suffered enormously during...
A talk by Dr Rachel Delman As the Heritage Partnerships Coordinator, Rachel works with individual researchers, research groups, students and professional services to nurture and develop links between the University of Oxford and external heritage sites, organisations and partners. Rachel facilitates training opportunities for Oxford researchers and staff, and she is the co-organiser of Oxford’s...