Susan Mockler has researched in detail the Malmesbury Union Workhouse and will tell us where it was located in the town, why it was considered necessary, when it was established and for how long – and who was involved.

Doors 2.15, tea & cake 2.30, talk starts at 3.00pm

As America celebrates 250 years as an independent nation, Sue Poolman traces its connections with Malmesbury, beginning with the earliest settlers in New England and Virginia in the 17th century and continuing with the later migration of more than six hundred people to Pennsylvania and Ohio. She examines their enduring legacy in both countries and the links that continue to this day.

Doors 2.15, tea & cake 2.30, talk starts at 3.00pm

We are delighted to welcome back Ben Kane as he releases the final book in his Hannibal series:

A Land Aflame

211 BC: Hannibal’s struggle against the Romans in Italy continues, but the Carthaginians have been utterly defeated in Sicily. Fleeing the island to Spain, Hanno and Aurelia are shipwrecked, and taken prisoner by local tribesmen. Unless they escape, a life of slavery and brutal treatment awaits

Charles Boundy – the author of Ice to Athelstan which is currently selling well in the Museum shop – will talk about the Bayeux Tapestry. Hopefully, the Tapestry will be by then on display at the British Museum in London.

In June, the second of Charles’ planned English history trilogy should be published, Conquest to Charter – The Resilience of England (940 to 1272). This new book covers the period the Tapestry depicts and was created. The book will be available for signed copies at this event.

Doors 2.15, tea & cake 2.30, talk starts at 3.00pm