The Life of Ken Wood and his Involvement in the Kenwood Company Kenneth Maynard Wood (1916-97) joined the Merchant Navy at 14, traveling the world and learning the importance of teamwork, which set him up for a successful business life. Ken's interest in electrical engineering eventually led him into manufacturing domestic appliances. In 1947, Ken Wood and his business...
Andrew Negus is back by popular demand to give the second part of the Portsmouth story - not that you need to have heard the first one to appreciate Part II covering Portsmouth 1750 to 1850. We shall see how two Napoleons force the creation of world class defences around Portsmouth and force the Dockyard...
By Dr Ian Friel The talk is about some of the shipwrecks Ian researched as a historian – an English ship from the 1400s, a Dutch vessel from the 1600s, and a British passenger liner from the 1850s. The last of the three remains lost, and its story has odd resonances with that of the...
By Vivien Morgan ‘Cross-dressed to Kill’ is a book featuring a unique collection of extraordinary stories by twenty women cross-dressers of English, Irish, French, Prussian, Russian, Spanish, American and Israeli nationalities. There were literally hundreds of known women cross-dressers in Britain across Europe and in the Americas yet they have been erased from both social and military...
General Sir David Richards is one of the best-known British generals of modern times. In 2013 he retired after over forty years of service in the British Army and a career that had seen him rise from junior officer with 20 Commando to Chief of the Defence Staff, the professional head of the British Armed...
This is the results of a two-year project investigating the time British author PG Wodehouse spent at the Nazi Internment Camp at Tost (now Toszek) in Silesia; it evaluates his own writing on the topic alongside the memoirs, letters and reminiscences of other former inmates in order to compile a compelling story of this civilian...
Andrew picks up the history in 1850 when billions of pounds were being spent to protect the navy and the dockyard was the largest factory complex in the world, employing over 4,000 people. The town was dangerous and filthy but over the next thirty years became healthier and wealthier, in general, though there continued to...
Dr Pamment is a Principal Lecturer in Criminology and Criminal Justice and this talk will provide an overview of wildlife crime within the UK and internationally including the trade in endangered species such as rhino and elephant poaching.
The Emsworth Museum Exhibition "From London to the Sea – The Final Leg" is supported by an illustrated talk at the Emsworth Community Centre. This lecture will be delivered by the curator of the Exhibition, Nigel Gossop
Neil Spurgeon will talk about the 1830 swing riots following our recent exhibition on the subject. This is the story of a riot, of destruction and defiance, when a number of threshing machines in the immediate area were destroyed. Research into the events that happened at the time reveals that the farm workers faced a...
JJ Marshallsay, known for his engaging local talks and audio trails in Portsmouth, will present this talk. JJ is passionate about Portsmouth’s history and has created the Memories of Bygone Portsmouth Facebook group, which has over 35,000 members. He often shares nostalgic images and stories from Portsmouth’s past, connecting with people who share his love...
Field Marshal The Lord Richards of Herstmonceux will present this talk.