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The Kneeling Man w/Leta McCollough Seletzky

17 Aug 2023 – 6:00 PM CST
Online and In-person

Join the Museum’s Associate Curator Ryan Jones and Leta McCollough Seletzky for an engaging dialogue featuring the novel The Kneeling Man: My Father’s Life as a Black Spy Who Witnessed the Assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr.

Who was the Real Dick Whittington? w/ Michael McCarthy

13 Sep 2023 – 13:00 - 14:00 BST
Gloucester History Festival

Join historian and ‘Citizen of London’ author Michael McCarthy at this year’s Gloucester History Festival as he follows the clues to discover the real Dick Whittington.

Islamic Architecture & Europe w/ Diana Darke

21 Oct 2023 – 14:00 BST
Wimbledon BookFest

‘Stealing from the Saracens’ author, broadcaster and Middle Eastern specialist Diana Darke traces the Arab and Islamic roots of Europe’s architectural heritage in this illustrated talk.

Lancastrians: a history w/ Paul Salveson

7 Jul 2023 – 1:00 - 1:45 PM BST
Northern Coffehouse (online)

We’re joined by our first return speaker, Paul Salveson FRSA, a historian and writer. His latest work, Lancastrians. Mills, Mines and Minarets: A New History, is a landmark new history of the great English county of Lancashire, exploring its people’s impact on Britain and beyond.

Into the Heart of Russia’s Youth w/ Ian Garner

11 Jul 2023 – 9:30 am BST
CSPC

Dr. Garner discusses his new book, the rise of fascism, and what it means for the war in Ukraine. He will be in conversation with Joshua C. Huminski, the Director of the Mike Rogers Center for Intelligence & Global Affairs.