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November 2022
The Wicked History of Tea – Sold Out
"From the salons of the rich to the homes of the poor, the history of tea includes wars, whores and so much more. Who could have foretold  the 'wicked' journey of this simple leaf and its  place in our history." Join us for this interesting talk on the history of tea. Ticket price includes............... a cup of tea!
Find out more »December 2022
18th Century Playbills by Professor Nick Seager
This interactive lecture is a chance to learn about and to work with playbills from Georgian England. These documents advertised the performance of plays and provide a fascinating window onto theatrical culture in the second half of the eighteenth century. Together, we'll think through how these ephemeral documents were used, their value as historical evidence, and the things they don't quite say. This lecture will be held at Erasmus Darwin House and can also be viewed on zoom. Please select…
Find out more »Dr Darwin’s Birthday Bash
See the house decorated for Christmas and help us celebrate Erasmus Darwin's 291st birthday with free children's craft activities. For the younger children there will be "Tales of Erasmouse" stories in the parlour at 11.30am and 1.30pm. Also, to mark the completion of our project - Erasmus' Evolutionary Environment Seen Through the Eyes of Young People, visit our free exhibition. This will give a summary of the project and some of the interesting items from the archives on the development…
Find out more »Fireside Fables and Winter Ghosts – sold out
Now the nights are growing colder, come and be warmed by entrancing winter's tales. Lichfield Storytellers will entertain you with stories of a ghostly apparition on a snowy night; a bold Russian grandmother; a young lad's remarkable Christmas gift “ enjoy these stories and more in an evening of wonderfully old-fashioned seasonal delights. Includes a glass of wine on arrival
Find out more »February 2023
The Notebooks of Sir Humphry Davy (1778-1829) by Professor Sharon Ruston
Tickets now available for zoom option only. This first Lunar Lecture of 2023 will explore the notebooks of the early nineteenth-century chemist Sir Humphry Davy, best known for his miners' safety lamp, known as the Davy lamp. Professor Sharon Ruston is leading a research council funded project to transcribe all of Davy's 75 surviving notebooks, which reveal that he wrote poetry as well as science: https://www.zooniverse.org/projects/humphrydavy/davy-notebooks-project/. After discussing Davy's career and life briefly, and considering the notebooks as a…
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