Event -Inspector Hoskins Discovery (Worksop)

Inspector Hoskins Discovery

1895 - he opened the police station door to be faced with a completely naked, except for a pair of socks, Henry Wright! His throat cut and a child in his arms on fire! The rest of the family were already dead. Did Henry Wright kill them all - you decide after hearing the evidence. 

Event start s at 7.30pm Thursday March 5th at the Innings, Gloucester Road, Worksop S81 0RS. Entry is only £3 and there will be a bar on. There is also a large free car park outside.

Talk - The Life and Times of Queen Victoria By Pat McLaughlin (Worksop)

Pat returns to give a talk on the life of one of Britain’s most renown monarchs. The talk will delve into the early years of Victoria’s life explaining how she became Queen. The talk will also delves into Victoria’s relationship with Prince Albert and how she interacted with the other European monarchies.


The talk starts at 7.30pm on Thursday 5th February at the Innings Public House, Prospect, Worksop S81 0RS. Entry is only £3 and there will be a bar on. There is also a large free car park outside.

Talk - Worksop and District History in Pictures (Worksop)

Our secretary, Pam Cook will be giving a talk on the local places of interest around Worksop. 
 
The talk starts at 7.30pm on Thursday 4th December at the Innings public house, Prospect, Worksop S81 0RS. Entry is only £3 and there will be a bar on. There is also a large free car park outside.

Talk: The History of English Law (Worksop)

Priories Historical Society's own Mike Langley gives a whirlwind tour of the evolution of the English legal system from pre-Anglo-Saxon times to the present day.

With some curious and interesting facts along the way -such as what did the term to be "hung, drawn and quartered" really mean, the true story of "Sweet Fanny Adams" and the man who beat the hangman's rope- "three times Lucky Lee".

The talk starts at 7.30pm on Thursday 6th November at the Innings public house, Prospect, Worksop S81 0RS. Entry is only £3 and there will be a bar on. plenty of parking outside.

Talk: Tudor & Stuart Sheffield by David Templeman at Worksop

Talk by David Templeman of Sheffield Manor Lodge on the environs of Sheffield during the 16th and 17th century before the small rural town became the Steel City. 

The Innings, Worksop, S81 0RS. Starts at 7.30pm. £3 entry. bar is open and ample parking

Event - Anglo-Saxon & Norman Architecture (Worksop)

Pat McLaughlin returns to the Innings Public House in Worksop on 4th September to give a talk on  Anglo-Saxon and Norman architecture in the local area such as churches and castles

Talk starts at 7.30 pm. £3 entry fee. Bar open as normal.

Event - Explore the history of Sherwood Forest at town pub (Worksop)

The mystery and historical significance of Sherwood Forest will be the topic of conversation at The Innings pub in Worksop next week when Professor Ian D . Rotherham presents his illustrated lecture Sherwood Forest & The Dukeries - A Companion to the Land of Robin Hood.

The talk is part of a meeting for the Priory Historical Society, but all are welcome to hear Prof Rotherham’s presentation, which is based on his own book of the same title.

“Sherwood Forest is arguably the most famous historic landscape in the world, immortalised through storytelling, mythology, romantic books, and ultimately by Hollywood,” said Prof Rotherham.

“This is the setting for Robin Hood, Little John and the rest of the Merry Men.”

“Yet behind the glamorous legends are equally fascinating places, people and histories.

“After the break-up of the Royal Hunting Forest came the famous establishment of great halls, houses and parks for the aristocracy, the so-called Dukeries, and then industry, with deep coal mining, wartime military training, and 20th Century forestry.”

“From the 19th Century onwards, the region was a notable tourism, which continues today as visitors from around the world come to experience the forest’s nature, history and myth.

Copies of the book will be on sale on the night, which takes place next Thursday (5th June) at 7.30pm.

 

From:  http://www.worksopguardian.co.uk/news/local/worksop-explore-the-history-of-sherwood-forest-at-town-pub-1-6639560