Actors and Theatres in Georgian Lincolnshire
Grantham Museum St Peter's Hill, Grantham, United KingdomJoin us as we discover all about actors and theatres in Lincolnshire in the period 1730 to 1850 Our 'Actors and Theatres in Georgian Lincolnshire' talk is about actors and theatres in Lincolnshire in the period 1730 to 1850. At that time there were more theatres in the county than there are today, and actors […]
Eleanor of Castile: King Edward I’s Devoted Wife and Controversial Queen
Grantham Museum St Peter's Hill, Grantham, United KingdomEleanor of Castile is one of medieval England’s most enigmatic and contentious queens. The daughter of King Ferdinand III of Castile by his second wife, Joan de Dammartin, countess of Ponthieu, Eleanor married Edward (the future King Edward I of England) in 1254 at Burgos in modern Spain, when she was around thirteen and her […]
Behind the Bronze: The Untold Story of Grantham’s Margaret Thatcher Statue
Grantham Museum St Peter's Hill, Grantham, United KingdomJoin us for a fascinating behind-the-scenes look at one of Grantham’s most talked-about landmarks — the statue of Margaret Thatcher. In this engaging talk, Cllr Graham Jeal shares the inspiration behind the project – to raise funds for the Grantham Museum where each pound raised would be split between the educational charity and the statue. […]