Programme of Talks
2026/2027
Open History Society 2026/2027
Programme
Prepare for a lineup of inspiring talks featuring distinguished speakers from diverse backgrounds. Each session promises to explore fascinating topics that deepen our understanding of history.
Friday, September 25, 2025. 7:30 PM
Dr Karine Varley (Strathclyde University)
Paul Addison Memorial lecture; Dr Karine Varley (Strathclyde University), expert on France in Second World War
Friday, October 30, 2025. 7:30 PM
Howard Amos, author and journalist
Howard Amos, author and journalist, on his book Russia Starts Here
Friday, November 27, 2025. 7:30 PM
Professor Enda Delaney
Professor Enda Delaney on his new book on the modernisation of Ireland
December 2026
Members' Christmas Get-together
More information TBA
Friday, January 28, 2027. 7:30 PM
Dr Andrew Sanders (De Montfort University)
Dr Andrew Sanders (De Montfort University) on terrorism and counter-insurgency. Andrew Sanders
Friday, February 26, 2027. 7:30 PM
Dr Stephen Veerapen (Strathclyde University)
Dr Stephen Veerapen (Strathclyde University) on witch hunting and trials in Scotland during reign of James VI and his book on the subject Steven Veerapen – University of Strathclyde
Friday, March 26, 2027. 7:30 PM
Dr Hugh Hagan
Dr Hugh Hagan (recently retired from National Records of Scotland) on the Clydeside shipbuilding community and role of women. Celtic and Scottish Studies Seminar Series: Hugh Hagan | Celtic & Scottish Studies | Literatures Languages and Culture
Friday, April 30, 2027. 7:30 PM
Ian Garden - Author, Military Historian and Speaker
Ian Garden (historian who regularly gives talks and lectures on various aspects of war film propaganda) on the film Casablanca and its key actors and actresses, including illustrated clips from the film. Ian Garden – Author, Military Historian and Speaker
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.......have included eminent academics, published authors, documentary producers, historical novelists, postgraduate researchers and Open History Society members. The subject matter may be anything from the Falklands War to medieval women, from Hugh MacDiarmid to Eamon De Valera, from Nazi feature films to Sicilian cultural history, from Bannockburn to Verdun.