A series of online talks exploring how London Luminaries loved and lost, married and mourned. The live broadcasts also include lively Q&A sessions at the end, chaired by Professor Judith Hawley of Royal Holloway, University of London. Attendees can book tickets on the London Luminaries website and will be sent a Zoom link by email about an hour before each talk begins.
Tickets are free but £5 is encouraged, which will be divided equally between the fifteen participating organisations.
Dates:
6 September 2023
Nadege Forde-Vidal of Chiswick House:
Mad, Bad and Dangerous to Know: The Turbulent Love life and Tragic Death of Lady Caro Lamb
4 October 2023
Clive Francis of Garrick’s Temple:
Charms Often Sought – So Rarely Found! The Loves of David Garrick
5 October 2023
Dr Hannah Mawdlsey of Ham House:
Love, Loss, and Longing at Ham House
11 October 2023
Angela Platt of Boston Manor:
Love in the Early Modern Household: A Glimpse into Life at Boston Manor House
12 October 2023
James Wisdom of Gunnersbury Park:
The Mourning & Funeral of Sir John Maynard of Gunnersbury in 1690
18 October 2023
Katie Hinchliffe of Hogarth’s House:
19 October 2023
Alexis Haslam of Fulham Palace:
‘All Their Blood Lyes att the Doore of this Bishop’
15 November 2023
Mark Lambert of Historic Royal Palaces and Lee Prosser of Strawberry Hill House
Love, Death and Royalty: Kew Palace and Strawberry Hill House & Gardens