The Friends of Tabley discover the lives of three remarkable women associated with Cheshire’s great country houses. This talk uncovers the extraordinary personal histories of Tabley’s landowner Eleanor, Lady Leighton Warren (1841 - 1914), ambassadress and fashion designer Princess Olga (1863—1947), wife of Sir Edwin Egerton and Arley’s Anglican nun and Mother Superior Katherine Egerton […]
A HISTORICAL HEATED RIVALRY: PHILIPPE, DUC D’ORLÉANS, COMPETING FOR ATTENTION AT THE COURT OF LOUIS XIV Dr Jonathan Spangler (Manchester Met University and Senior Editor The Court Historian) provides a fascinating 60-minute history talk about Philippe, Duc d’Orléans (1640 – 1701), Louis XIV’s younger brother and the position of a second son in royal history. […]
Elizabeth Gaskell spent her childhood in Knutsford and Anthony Burton (Gaskell Society) looks beyond Knutsford to include Sandlebridge and other Cheshire places she encountered, highlighting the breadth of her local ties, including her friendships with the Samuel Greg family of Bollington and Caroline Davenport of Capesthorne.
Date: 27th June 2026 Venue: The Moor and Scout Hut, Knutsford Time: 12 noon - 5pm The Knutsford Branch of the Royal British Legion is holding an event to celebrate and recognise Armed Forces Day and to raise money for the Poppy Appeal. The event will be on The Moor and also at the adjacent Scout […]
Sue Wilkes (Fellow of the Royal Historical Society) presents an illustrated talk exploring life in Cheshire during the era of Jane Austen and Walter Scott. She explores the pastimes and charitable work of the local gentry, the dramatic abduction of Ellen Turner, and the rise of the cotton and silk industries against the Napoleonic Wars […]
