BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Erasmus Darwin House - ECPv4.7.3//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Erasmus Darwin House X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://www.erasmusdarwin.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Erasmus Darwin House BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260731T190000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260731T210000 DTSTAMP:20260722T175727 CREATED:20260507T111531Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260507T111713Z UID:6651-1785524400-1785531600@www.erasmusdarwin.org SUMMARY:Friends of Erasmus Darwin House Summer Concert DESCRIPTION:Please support the Friends of Erasmus Darwin House by joining them for a Summer Concert given by Mosaic \nMosaic\, a unique Chamber group of six voices\, was founded in 2007. Their repertoire includes classic and popular music\, blending ancient and modern\, sacred and secular. Songs from the shows\, with both silly and serious songs make a programme to suit all tastes. \nLight refreshments and a glass of wine will be served. \nThe event will be held at Martin  Heath Hall\, Christchurch Lane\, Lichfield WS13 8AY \nTo book a place please click on the link below \nApplication for summer concert \n  \n  \n  \n URL:https://www.erasmusdarwin.org/event/friends-of-erasmus-darwin-house-summer-concert/ LOCATION:Martin Heath Hall\, Christchurch Lane\, Lichfield\, WS13 8AY\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:Friends of Erasmus Darwin House Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.erasmusdarwin.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Summer-Concert.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260815T113000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260815T123000 DTSTAMP:20260722T175727 CREATED:20260511T124346Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260706T122424Z UID:6660-1786793400-1786797000@www.erasmusdarwin.org SUMMARY:Monthly Cellar Tour DESCRIPTION:Learn more about part of the house that is not normally open to the public on this fascinating cellar tour. \nPlease note there are steps into the cellar and the floor is uneven. \nAdults £5. Children 12 years and over £2. \n URL:https://www.erasmusdarwin.org/event/monthly-cellar-tour-2/ LOCATION:Erasmus Darwin House\, Erasmus Darwin House Beacon St \, Lichfield\, Staffordshire\, WS13 7AD\, United Kingdom GEO:52.685136;-1.832389 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Erasmus Darwin House Erasmus Darwin House Beacon St Lichfield Staffordshire WS13 7AD United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=Erasmus Darwin House Beacon St:geo:-1.832389,52.685136 CATEGORIES:Erasmus Darwin House Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.erasmusdarwin.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Angela.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Erasmus%20Darwin%20House":MAILTO:enquiries@erasmusdarwin.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260818T110000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260818T140000 DTSTAMP:20260722T175727 CREATED:20260601T124044Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260601T124051Z UID:6673-1787050800-1787061600@www.erasmusdarwin.org SUMMARY:Free Children's Craft Activities DESCRIPTION:Looking for a fun\, hands-on activity for your little artist? \nBring them along to our creative craft session where they will make their very own garden themed crafts to take home. \nWhile visiting the museum take advantage of the Dr Erasmouse trail. Find the clues and win a knitted mouse! \nAll children free. Adults £5 \n  \n URL:https://www.erasmusdarwin.org/event/free-childrens-craft-activities-4/ LOCATION:Erasmus Darwin House\, Erasmus Darwin House Beacon St \, Lichfield\, Staffordshire\, WS13 7AD\, United Kingdom GEO:52.685136;-1.832389 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Erasmus Darwin House Erasmus Darwin House Beacon St Lichfield Staffordshire WS13 7AD United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=Erasmus Darwin House Beacon St:geo:-1.832389,52.685136 CATEGORIES:Erasmus Darwin House Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.erasmusdarwin.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/May-26-2.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Erasmus%20Darwin%20House":MAILTO:enquiries@erasmusdarwin.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260903T190000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260903T200000 DTSTAMP:20260722T175727 CREATED:20260306T131705Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260306T131705Z UID:6585-1788462000-1788465600@www.erasmusdarwin.org SUMMARY:Queen Jind Kaur of Punjab and Six Princesses DESCRIPTION:Lichfield Cathedral houses a war memorial to the soldiers who defeated Punjab’s Sikh Empire in the 1840s. \nBut on the losing side of the Anglo-Sikh Wars stood a woman: Maharani (Queen) Jind Kaur – Queen Regent\, separated from her only child\, imprisoned\, and exiled – leaving her ten-year-old son\, Maharaja Duleep Singh\, to surrender the Koh-i-Noor diamond to the Queen of England – and the Sikh Kingdom of Punjab with it. \nIf Queen Jind Kaur of Punjab was defeated\, then why\, at the height of British Empire\, did Charles Dickens record in 1863 that\, according to Lord Dalhousie\, she was “the only person our government near feared”? \nJoin heritage detective Sundeep Braich at Erasmus Darwin House to find out. \n URL:https://www.erasmusdarwin.org/event/queen-jind-kaur-of-punjab-and-six-princesses/ LOCATION:Erasmus Darwin House\, Erasmus Darwin House Beacon St \, Lichfield\, Staffordshire\, WS13 7AD\, United Kingdom GEO:52.685136;-1.832389 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Erasmus Darwin House Erasmus Darwin House Beacon St Lichfield Staffordshire WS13 7AD United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=Erasmus Darwin House Beacon St:geo:-1.832389,52.685136 CATEGORIES:Erasmus Darwin House Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.erasmusdarwin.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Queen-Jind-Kaur-and-6-Princesses.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Erasmus%20Darwin%20House":MAILTO:enquiries@erasmusdarwin.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260907T093000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260907T110000 DTSTAMP:20260722T175727 CREATED:20260702T121103Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260702T121103Z UID:6700-1788773400-1788778800@www.erasmusdarwin.org SUMMARY:10 week history course - THE SUPERNATURAL MIDDLE AGES by Charlotte Ball DESCRIPTION:If you are intrigued by the stranger side of medieval history\, this ten-week lecture course might be for you! \nThe Middle Ages were a dark age\, filled with superstition and wild beliefs in supernatural things…weren’t they? \nIn this exploratory and fun course\, we can expect to meet readers of omens and practitioners of magic; saints and heretics; miracles and monsters. But we will also dive into what people at the time actually believed about the nature of their world\, and whether or not the distinction we draw between “natural” and “supernatural” even applies to the Middle Ages at all. \nEach week will start with a lecture on a different topic. Then\, during and after a tea break\, questions\, discussions and wild tangents are all encouraged! \nAimed at all levels of knowledge – there is something for everyone. \nThe course is written and delivered by historian and public speaker Dr Charlotte Ball\, who has her PhD in Early Medieval art and iconography from the University of Leicester. \nTo book a place please contact us by email \nenquiries@erasmusdarwin.org \nor telephone 01543411227/01543 306260 \n  \n\n\n\nThe supernatural Middle Ages\ndate\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWeek 1\n07-Sep-26\n\n\nWeek 2\n14-Sep-26\n\n\nWeek 3\n21-Sep-26\n\n\nWeek 4\n28-Sep-26\n\n\nWeek 5\n05-Oct-26\n\n\nWeek 6\n12-Oct-26\n\n\nWeek 7\n19-Oct-26\n\n\nWeek 8\n02-Nov-26\n\n\nWeek 9\n09-Nov-26\n\n\nWeek 10\n16-Nov-26\n\n\n\n  \n URL:https://www.erasmusdarwin.org/event/10-week-history-course-the-supernatural-middle-ages-by-charlotte-ball/ LOCATION:Erasmus Darwin House\, Erasmus Darwin House Beacon St \, Lichfield\, Staffordshire\, WS13 7AD\, United Kingdom GEO:52.685136;-1.832389 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Erasmus Darwin House Erasmus Darwin House Beacon St Lichfield Staffordshire WS13 7AD United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=Erasmus Darwin House Beacon St:geo:-1.832389,52.685136 CATEGORIES:Erasmus Darwin House Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.erasmusdarwin.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/picture.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260917T190000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260917T200000 DTSTAMP:20260722T175727 CREATED:20260220T131827Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260220T131834Z UID:6571-1789671600-1789675200@www.erasmusdarwin.org SUMMARY:Chimney Sweeps’ climbing boys in Staffordshire. DESCRIPTION:A talk by Steve Booth \nThis talk looks at the nationwide problems caused by the use of climbing children to sweep chimneys and how well-intentioned individuals in Staffordshire worked hard to eliminate their use\, ably led by Francis Wedgwood – grandson of the great Josiah and the family connection to the Darwin’s. \n URL:https://www.erasmusdarwin.org/event/chimney-sweeps-climbing-boys-in-staffordshire/ LOCATION:Erasmus Darwin House\, Erasmus Darwin House Beacon St \, Lichfield\, Staffordshire\, WS13 7AD\, United Kingdom GEO:52.685136;-1.832389 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Erasmus Darwin House Erasmus Darwin House Beacon St Lichfield Staffordshire WS13 7AD United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=Erasmus Darwin House Beacon St:geo:-1.832389,52.685136 CATEGORIES:Erasmus Darwin House Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.erasmusdarwin.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/chimney-sweep-1500x771.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20261001T190000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20261001T200000 DTSTAMP:20260722T175727 CREATED:20260306T133938Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260306T160038Z UID:6588-1790881200-1790884800@www.erasmusdarwin.org SUMMARY:Lunar Lecture - William Strutt FRS: A tradesman of some eminence by Dr Ian Jackson DESCRIPTION:As William Strutt left no journals or diary\, we need to look at contemporary\, third party\, accounts of his work and legacies\, to understand why he was so respected by his peers\, including his appointment as a Fellow of the Royal Society. \nThis talk traces his life\, both personal and work\, with the progression of his more famous improvements\, such as fire-proof mills and the stove heating system\, and other less well-known activities. Whilst William Strutt was recognised widely during his lifetime\, he is not on the list of great British Engineers today\, and this research hopes to change that. \n \n  \nDr Ian Jackson \n(Left) \n  \n URL:https://www.erasmusdarwin.org/event/lunar-lecture-william-strutt-frs-a-tradesman-of-some-eminence-by-dr-ian-jackson/ LOCATION:Erasmus Darwin House\, Erasmus Darwin House Beacon St \, Lichfield\, Staffordshire\, WS13 7AD\, United Kingdom GEO:52.685136;-1.832389 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Erasmus Darwin House Erasmus Darwin House Beacon St Lichfield Staffordshire WS13 7AD United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=Erasmus Darwin House Beacon St:geo:-1.832389,52.685136 CATEGORIES:Erasmus Darwin House Events,Lunar Lecture Series ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.erasmusdarwin.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Untitled-design-5.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Erasmus%20Darwin%20House":MAILTO:enquiries@erasmusdarwin.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20261030T070000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20261030T200000 DTSTAMP:20260722T175727 CREATED:20260619T122712Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260619T122715Z UID:6684-1793343600-1793390400@www.erasmusdarwin.org SUMMARY:Devils and demons and ghouls! DESCRIPTION:A deliciously dark set of traditional tales from around the world. \nFrom the hideous flesh-eating Wendigo of Native American folklore to the sinister and seductive slit mouthed woman of Japan\, join us\, if you dare\, for an evening of dark deeds… \nProfessional storyteller Maria Credali returns with a pocket full of brand new (and at the same time\, very old) tales to terrify and tickle you. Some of these stories are legends\, some are folklore\, but some are true… \nFabulously entertaining stories that will send a shiver down your spine! \n“An awesome evening – beguiling! Transported to other worlds and places while listening to Maria’s stories and riddles – one of the best storytellers around\,” \n URL:https://www.erasmusdarwin.org/event/devils-and-demons-and-ghouls/ LOCATION:Erasmus Darwin House\, Erasmus Darwin House Beacon St \, Lichfield\, Staffordshire\, WS13 7AD\, United Kingdom GEO:52.685136;-1.832389 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Erasmus Darwin House Erasmus Darwin House Beacon St Lichfield Staffordshire WS13 7AD United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=Erasmus Darwin House Beacon St:geo:-1.832389,52.685136 CATEGORIES:Erasmus Darwin House Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.erasmusdarwin.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/A4-Devils-and-demons-and-ghouls-generic-sepia_.png ORGANIZER;CN="Erasmus%20Darwin%20House":MAILTO:enquiries@erasmusdarwin.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20261105T110000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20261107T150000 DTSTAMP:20260722T175727 CREATED:20250630T122230Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260713T114830Z UID:6290-1793876400-1794063600@www.erasmusdarwin.org SUMMARY:Lichfield's Largest Preloved Jigsaw Sale DESCRIPTION:Free entry to the sale. \nAll proceeds go towards the running of this independent museum and charity. \nAny donations of jigsaws will be gratefully received. \n URL:https://www.erasmusdarwin.org/event/lichfields-largest-preloved-jigsaw-sale-4/ LOCATION:Erasmus Darwin House\, Erasmus Darwin House Beacon St \, Lichfield\, Staffordshire\, WS13 7AD\, United Kingdom GEO:52.685136;-1.832389 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Erasmus Darwin House Erasmus Darwin House Beacon St Lichfield Staffordshire WS13 7AD United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=Erasmus Darwin House Beacon St:geo:-1.832389,52.685136 CATEGORIES:Erasmus Darwin House Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.erasmusdarwin.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Group.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Erasmus%20Darwin%20House":MAILTO:enquiries@erasmusdarwin.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20261112T190000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20261112T200000 DTSTAMP:20260722T175727 CREATED:20260323T131646Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260323T131651Z UID:6603-1794510000-1794513600@www.erasmusdarwin.org SUMMARY:Tales from the Coroner’s Casebook - A Talk by Quintin Watt DESCRIPTION:Tales from the Coroner’s Casebook – Life and Death in Georgian South Staffordshire and the Black Country.  Part One: 1801-1826. \nThis illustrated presentation examines cases of sudden or unexplained deaths\, presided over by Henry Smith Esq. – Coroner of the County of Stafford – between 1801 and 1842.  These include: domestic and industrial accidents\, manslaughter\, murders\, suicides and ‘visitations of God.’  Who was this coroner\, and what do his inquest reports tells us about life\, as well as death\, in our region 200 years ago?  Join Coroner Henry Smith’s Inquest Jury and re-consider some of the cases he dealt with during the first part of his long career. \n URL:https://www.erasmusdarwin.org/event/tales-from-the-coroners-casebook-a-talk-by-quintin-watt/ LOCATION:Erasmus Darwin House\, Erasmus Darwin House Beacon St \, Lichfield\, Staffordshire\, WS13 7AD\, United Kingdom GEO:52.685136;-1.832389 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Erasmus Darwin House Erasmus Darwin House Beacon St Lichfield Staffordshire WS13 7AD United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=Erasmus Darwin House Beacon St:geo:-1.832389,52.685136 CATEGORIES:Erasmus Darwin House Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.erasmusdarwin.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Picture1-1.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Erasmus%20Darwin%20House":MAILTO:enquiries@erasmusdarwin.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20261118T093000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20261118T163000 DTSTAMP:20260722T175727 CREATED:20260501T144709Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260501T150513Z UID:6633-1794994200-1795019400@www.erasmusdarwin.org SUMMARY:Thomas Beddoes: Poetry\, Medicine\, Disease and Drugs in the Early Nineteenth Century: a Symposium DESCRIPTION:A series of lectures including refreshments and buffet lunch \n“O! Excellent Air Bag”: Thomas Beddoes and the Pneumatic Institution by Mike Jay \nThis paper tells the story of Erasmus Darwin’s protégé Thomas Beddoes and his experiments with medical gases at the Pneumatic Institution in Bristol\, in which he collaborated with a remarkable circle of scientists and poets that included Humphry Davy\, James Watt\, Samuel Taylor Coleridge and Robert Southey. \n Mike Jay is an author and historian who has written widely on the history of science\, medicine and culture\, and contributes regularly to the London Review of Books\, among other publications. His books include Free Radicals: How a Group of Romantic Experimenters Gave Birth to Psychedelic Science. \n\n Beddoes and the Romantic Poets’ by Tim Fulford \nAs well as being a pioneering medical researcher and geologist\, Beddoes was a poet. My paper looks at his interactions with Erasmus Darwin\, Coleridge\, Southey and Wordsworth – at the radical poetic experiment he made when he encountered Darwin’s Botanic Garden and at the parody he published of Wordsworth’s simplistic Lyrical Ballads – which gave great offence.   Beddoes also treated the poets’ ailments – physical and mental – and used his contacts to get them work for the newspapers.  His ideas about children’s education – learning by investigating and handling objects in the environment – fed into some of the greatest poems in the English language – Wordsworth’s Prelude and Coleridge’s Frost at Midnight. \n Tim Fulford is the editor of Thomas Beddoes’s Collected Correspondence – newly published by Cambridge University Press.   He’s published many books on Romantic poetry\, including Coleridge\, Wordsworth\, Southey and Erasmus Darwin. \n\nA Daughter of the Enlightenment: Hidden in Plain Sight by John Lovell Beddoes \nThis paper looks at the growth of one woman’s place in the historical record and the potential for the rediscovery of long-hidden women to inspire fresh perspectives on 18th century culture. Anna Beddoes\, sister of Maria Edgeworth and wife of the physician Thomas Beddoes\, was\, until recently\, known only as a small side character in the wider drama of Bristol’s Pneumatic Institute\, the gathering place of scientists and men of letters including Humphry Davy\, Peter Mark Roget\, and Samuel Taylor Coleridge. John Lovell Beddoes has spent the past 40 years tracking down Anna’s letters and rediscovering her in her own words. Now the letters edited by Tim Fulford and Sara Slinn and assisted by John Beddoes have been published by the University of Chicago Press in a special edition of The Wordsworth Journal\, and a full-length biography is being prepared. \n  \nJohn Lovell Beddoes is an independent scholar and a visiting fellow at De Montfort University and has collected Beddoes family history for the past 40 years. He was a founder member and chair of the Thomas Lovell Beddoes Society and in 2013 was the driving force in bringing about the world’s first production of Beddoes’ play ‘Death’s Jest Book’ at Fordham University\, New York. He has collected and researched over 500 unpublished letters and manuscripts associated with Dr Thomas Beddoes and Anna Beddoes\, as well as discovering an original portrait of Anna. John is the 2nd Cousin\, five times removed to Dr Thomas Beddoes. \n  \n\nBeddoes at the bedside: research-based medicine at the end of the 18th century by Sara Slinn\, \nLike Erasmus Darwin\, Thomas Beddoes was something of a celebrity physician\, sought out by the rich and influential\, as well as offering medical services to those who could not have afforded his fees. I’ll be talking about Beddoes’ work as a physician\, thinking about how a practice could be so successful when very few of his novel approaches apparently bore fruit. \n  \nSara Slinn is a historian who has worked variously on the education\, careers and aspirations of clergy\, poets and scholars. For the past 4 years she has worked on the project to edit Thomas Beddoes’ correspondence\, during which time she learnt to grapple with his drug prescriptions and understand something of his pharmacological practice. \n  \n\nCarrie Dunne\, ‘The Shadow of Consumption’ \nThis presentation follows the desperate search during the 1790s of the Edgeworth family in the hope of halting the fatal disease. The family travelled to Hotwells in Bristol\, a place known for its healing waters and where the philanthropic Medical Pneumatic Institution had been set up by Dr Thomas Beddoes\, the chemist and physician and husband of Anna Maria. Working for Dr Beddoes\, the young and enthusiastic Humphry Davy\, the poet and chemist\, ensured the Institution became the centre of Pneumatic Medicine. Edgeworth family members\, scientists and poets\, such as Samuel Taylor Coleridge\, flocked to Bristol to volunteer in the experiments. The publications by Dr Beddoes and Davy provide an insight into their work\, including observations of the effects on patients and volunteers when inhaling nitrous oxide\, thought to be the cure-all at the time. The presentation\, however\, concludes with the unexpected outcomes of Pneumatic Medicine experimentation\, and\, for the Edgeworth family\, its ultimate failure. \n  \nCarrie Dunne: after retiring from teaching science\, training teachers\, publishing teaching materials and inspecting schools for Ofsted\, I decided to have another challenge and study for an MA (Biography by Research) at the University of Buckingham. \n  \n  \n URL:https://www.erasmusdarwin.org/event/thomas-beddoes-poetry-medicine-disease-and-drugs-in-the-early-nineteenth-century-a-symposium/ LOCATION:Erasmus Darwin House\, Erasmus Darwin House Beacon St \, Lichfield\, Staffordshire\, WS13 7AD\, United Kingdom GEO:52.685136;-1.832389 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Erasmus Darwin House Erasmus Darwin House Beacon St Lichfield Staffordshire WS13 7AD United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=Erasmus Darwin House Beacon St:geo:-1.832389,52.685136 CATEGORIES:Erasmus Darwin House Events,Lunar Lecture Series ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.erasmusdarwin.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Picture1.png ORGANIZER;CN="Erasmus%20Darwin%20House":MAILTO:enquiries@erasmusdarwin.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20261203T190000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20261203T200000 DTSTAMP:20260722T175727 CREATED:20260330T092148Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260330T092154Z UID:6608-1796324400-1796328000@www.erasmusdarwin.org SUMMARY:Christmas Past with Sheelagh James DESCRIPTION:Did Oliver Cromwell ban Christmas? Was Queen Victoria the first queen to have a Christmas tree in a royal residence? Which king first ate turkey at Christmas? \nAnd how have other cultures and empires left their mark on Christmas today? \nThese and many more questions are answered in ‘Christmas Past’\, a festive look at the development of Christmas throughout the ages. \n URL:https://www.erasmusdarwin.org/event/christmas-past-with-sheelagh-james/ LOCATION:Erasmus Darwin House\, Erasmus Darwin House Beacon St \, Lichfield\, Staffordshire\, WS13 7AD\, United Kingdom GEO:52.685136;-1.832389 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Erasmus Darwin House Erasmus Darwin House Beacon St Lichfield Staffordshire WS13 7AD United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=Erasmus Darwin House Beacon St:geo:-1.832389,52.685136 CATEGORIES:Erasmus Darwin House Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.erasmusdarwin.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Santas_Portraitjpg.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Erasmus%20Darwin%20House":MAILTO:enquiries@erasmusdarwin.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20270107T190000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20270107T200000 DTSTAMP:20260722T175727 CREATED:20260615T124311Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260615T124324Z UID:6682-1799348400-1799352000@www.erasmusdarwin.org SUMMARY:The WW2 Spy Princess DESCRIPTION:In 2014\, Noor Inayat Khan (1914 – 1944) was featured on a Royal Mail stamp. But who was this WW2 British-Indian secret agent and princess? \nReturning to the theme of princesses\, join Sundeep Braich for an exploration of the life\, courage\, and sacrifice of The WW2 Spy Princess. \n URL:https://www.erasmusdarwin.org/event/the-ww2-spy-princess-2/ LOCATION:Erasmus Darwin House\, Erasmus Darwin House Beacon St \, Lichfield\, Staffordshire\, WS13 7AD\, United Kingdom GEO:52.685136;-1.832389 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Erasmus Darwin House Erasmus Darwin House Beacon St Lichfield Staffordshire WS13 7AD United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=Erasmus Darwin House Beacon St:geo:-1.832389,52.685136 CATEGORIES:Erasmus Darwin House Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.erasmusdarwin.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Image.jpeg ORGANIZER;CN="Erasmus%20Darwin%20House":MAILTO:enquiries@erasmusdarwin.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20270225T190000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20270225T200000 DTSTAMP:20260722T175727 CREATED:20260413T132706Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260413T132714Z UID:6618-1803582000-1803585600@www.erasmusdarwin.org SUMMARY:Cheers - A Talk by Sheelagh James DESCRIPTION:‘For centuries ‘small beer’ was one of the safest drinks in the nation\, drunk by men\, women and children. \nThis talk looks not only at ale\, beer and porter in the Georgian period\, but where it was served\, what it was served in and who drank it\, the zenith of the coaching era\, the growth of the breweries and a notorious brewery explosion.’ \n URL:https://www.erasmusdarwin.org/event/cheers-a-talk-by-sheelagh-james/ LOCATION:Erasmus Darwin House\, Erasmus Darwin House Beacon St \, Lichfield\, Staffordshire\, WS13 7AD\, United Kingdom GEO:52.685136;-1.832389 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Erasmus Darwin House Erasmus Darwin House Beacon St Lichfield Staffordshire WS13 7AD United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=Erasmus Darwin House Beacon St:geo:-1.832389,52.685136 CATEGORIES:Erasmus Darwin House Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.erasmusdarwin.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Image.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Erasmus%20Darwin%20House":MAILTO:enquiries@erasmusdarwin.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20270325T190000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20270325T200000 DTSTAMP:20260722T175727 CREATED:20260622T091254Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260622T091259Z UID:6687-1806001200-1806004800@www.erasmusdarwin.org SUMMARY:Sweet Memories DESCRIPTION:A jaunt down to the sweetie shop to recall some of our favourite sugary treats…some classic adverts to jog your memory too! \nA nostalgic talk by Kath Reynolds \n URL:https://www.erasmusdarwin.org/event/sweet-memories/ LOCATION:Erasmus Darwin House\, Erasmus Darwin House Beacon St \, Lichfield\, Staffordshire\, WS13 7AD\, United Kingdom GEO:52.685136;-1.832389 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Erasmus Darwin House Erasmus Darwin House Beacon St Lichfield Staffordshire WS13 7AD United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=Erasmus Darwin House Beacon St:geo:-1.832389,52.685136 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.erasmusdarwin.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Image-1.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Erasmus%20Darwin%20House":MAILTO:enquiries@erasmusdarwin.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20270422T190000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20270422T200000 DTSTAMP:20260722T175727 CREATED:20260706T113121Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260706T113600Z UID:6705-1808420400-1808424000@www.erasmusdarwin.org SUMMARY:Dr William Palmer of Rugeley – Saintly Billy or Mass Murderer? DESCRIPTION:A talk by Steve Booth. \nDr William Palmer\, better known as the Rugeley Poisoner. was convicted in 1856 for murder. \nBorn in Rugeley executed at Stafford Prison. Gambling\, Strychnine\, and Victorian Killer all contributed to his downfall. \nWho was William Palmer and what lead to his heinous crimes? \n URL:https://www.erasmusdarwin.org/event/dr-william-palmer-of-rugeley-saintly-billy-or-mass-murderer/ LOCATION:Erasmus Darwin House\, Erasmus Darwin House Beacon St \, Lichfield\, Staffordshire\, WS13 7AD\, United Kingdom GEO:52.685136;-1.832389 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Erasmus Darwin House Erasmus Darwin House Beacon St Lichfield Staffordshire WS13 7AD United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=Erasmus Darwin House Beacon St:geo:-1.832389,52.685136 CATEGORIES:Erasmus Darwin House Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.erasmusdarwin.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Palmer.jpeg ORGANIZER;CN="Erasmus%20Darwin%20House":MAILTO:enquiries@erasmusdarwin.org END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR