A Highgate Library event with the support of FoHL Born into poverty, Nell Gwynne became the most famous woman in Restoration England. A cinder girl and fish hawker. An orange… Continue reading Nell Gwynne – A talk by Graham Hopkins
Silas Burroughs was the brains of the internationally successful pharmaceutical firm Burroughs Wellcome & Co. Without him it would not have existed, Henry Wellcome would not have been his partner,… Continue reading Silas Burroughs and the making of Wellcome – Julia Sheppard
Pamela’s novels are historical. Her books concern women's struggle with social expectations of how they should behave. She will tell us why she has chosen to write about these remarkable… Continue reading Pamela Holmes: Telling hidden stories
Emma Jolly is a professional genealogist, writer, researcher and author of five books. The census is an essential survey of our population and it provides a fascinating insight into the… Continue reading Tracing your family history using the Census – Emma Jolly
Simon Norfolk is a landscape photographer whose work over 20 years has been about stretching the meaning of the word 'battlefield' in all its forms. He has worked in some… Continue reading Simon Norfolk – Making Climate Change visible (and beautiful)
Fabian Watkinson has a passion for architecture and is the author of The Golden Age of Camden Housing. He has been a National Trust volunteer guide at 2 Willow Road… Continue reading Erno Goldfinger and 2 Willow Road: The House That Nobody Wanted – Fabian Watkinson
