Copyright © Stephen JD Williams 2014
TALKS
Chasing Steeples: The Beginnings of the Grand National
A detective story pushes the first Grand National Steeple Chase earlier than otherwise told.
Edmund Wingate the Celebrated Mathematician
The history of the slide rule is told engagingly from its inception to its use on the Moon.
The Origin of the Three Choirs Festival (Worcester, Hereford and Gloucester)
Taking the story of one of the oldest music festivals in the world back beyond 1715 to its earliest days.
Penicillin needed Luton
The development of penicillin as trials began in World War II.
Vincent van Gogh in England
The Netherlands, yes; France of course -
The Life & Legacy of John Schorne, the Original Jack in the Box
We travel back in time from an American fast food outlet, via a childhood toy, to the 1200s ~ with surprising results.
Running a Dot.Com Business in the Middle Ages.
The Dunstable Annals: an 800 year old equivalent of the Internet is dusted down and opened to reveal some great intelligent people and purposes.
Ernest Hawkins, Curate in Bedfordshire, Apostle to the World
200 years after he died, Charles and Diana made this man famous; but we discover how much churches world-
The Bishop in the Bathtub ~ Michael Furse, Bishop of St Albans 1920-
Where are our eccentric bishops now?
Herod the Great was Great
He wasn’t called ‘great’ for nothing. A little bit of rehabilitation for the man we have been taught to hate.
All the Herods of the Bible
Recent archaeological discoveries bring a great dynasty back to life.
Desmond Tutu Dances Off Stage.
The Official Retirement of an International Figure provides a focus to examine this charismatic & significant character.
Jeremiah’s Squeaky Eunuch Delivers the Gold
A sudden recent discovery earths the likely truth of the Book of Jeremiah. The Bible comes to life like you’ve never seen it before.