We Are Amused!
Thursday 2 October
Castle Hill Baptist Church
4.30pm
A Panorama of Victorian Leisure from the Parlour to the Seaside, Via the Nursery
The Arts Society Royal Leamington Spa lecture for 2025 will be given by Bertie Pearce.
Even though ‘work’ was the bedrock of Victorian progress and improvement, Queen Victoria’s reign saw the greatest upsurge in leisure pursuits ever witnessed.
People earned more money and worked shorter hours than ever before. With the birth of the railways and a desire to be health conscious, it was a golden age for the art of entertaining oneself and being an amateur in the true sense of the word.
This talk celebrates a pre-television age, when the ability to amuse and entertain was paramount.
Tickets £12.00
includes refreshments
History Festival at a Glance
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Monday 29 September
Tuesday 30 September
Wednesday 1 October
Thursday 2 October
Friday 3 October
Saturday 4 October
Sunday 5 October
Warwick University Talks
| Dave Steele | Rev Arthur Wade: Radical Vicar of Warwick | Saturday 4 October |
| Guido van Meersbergen | The Making of an Imperial Icon: Richard Hakluyt and the Commemorative Culture of Empire  |
Saturday 11 October |
| Henry Clements and Katayoun Shafiee | The Middle East in Context: Energy, Palestine and the Historical Present  |
Saturday 11 October |
| Susan L. Carruthers | Demob Fashion: Out of Uniform and Into Civvies | Saturday 11 October |
Saturday 15 November
Friday 21 November