Historical Association

By March 15, 2017Activities

The Hampstead & NW London Branch of the Historical Association holds its lectures at Fellowship House, generally at 8 pm on the third Thursday of the month between September to April (excluding December). Suburb residents and those living further afield are all most welcome.

The cost of attendance is £5 at the door (£2 for Fellowship Club Members – please remember to bring your Club Membership card). Alternatively, you could become a Branch Member for £15 (£7 for Fellowship Club Members – please remember to bring your Club Membership card). Full members of the Historical Association are admitted free on presentation of their HA Membership Card (Full HA Membership : £40.50).

Coffee, tea and biscuits will be provided after the meeting and are included in the entrance fee. Wine is available for a small suggested donation. We hope this will encourage you to stay on after the talk to meet the speaker and your fellow attendees.

Queries, suggestions and requests should be addressed to

Dudley Miles
Hampstead & NW London Branch of the Historical Association
07469754075

Upcoming Talks

Thursday 21st March 2024 at 8pm

The Historical Arthur

Dr Andrew Breeze, University of Navarre, Spain

Andrew Breeze is a linguist based in Spain where – since 1987 – he has been Professor of Linguistics at the University of Navarre. He was educated at both Oxford and Cambridge and worked at the school of Celtic Studies in Dublin. He is an expert in Celtic languages and, besides numerous papers on the philology of these languages, he is the author of ‘Medieval Welsh Literature (1997). No stranger to controversy, in 2015 he published ‘The Historical Arthur and Sixth-Century Scotland’, which argues that Arthur was a historical figure who fought other Celts in battles in Scotland and Northern England. He bases his argument on linguistic evidence whereas the consensus among most historians of early medieval Britain is that Arthur was a legendary figure associated with Southwest England. His latest book is ‘British Battles 493-937: Mount Badon to Brunanburh’ (Anthem Press, 2020) and his ‘The Historical Arthur and the “Gawain” Poet’ is due from Lexington Press in 2023. We can expect a lively evening as he seeks to persuade us of his views.