Popular culture is littered with famous criminal men – from Robin Hood to Ronnie Biggs they’ve become folk heroes. But what about all the criminal women? Where are the highwaywomen, jewel thieves, bank robbers and gold smugglers? Did they never exist, or have they just been forgotten? The Queens of the Underworld broke down barriers… Continue reading Caitlin Davies – Queens of the Underworld
A pop-up Play by Beth Shaw and Martin Bould. Re-enact our hero's life of radicalism, love and poetic rivalry. Take a part or join in as audience. To prepare for this ambitious project we will need people to volunteer in advance so they can be allocated parts, sent scripts, make costumes and props.... Requests for… Continue reading Samuel Taylor Coleridge – Local Poet and Sage of Highgate
Forgotten Wives examines the ways in which marriage has contributed to the ‘disremembering’ of women’s achievements. Ann Oakley examines the conventions of history and biography-writing using case studies of the wives of well-known men – Charlotte Shaw, Mary Booth, Jeannette Tawney and Janet Beveridge. Join us to hear Ann talk about her book. This will… Continue reading Forgotten Wives – Ann Oakley
Tamar’s book examines the effects on us of touch, and of touch deprivation – what we feel when we are touched, what it means to us, and the fact that some individuals and cultures are more tactile than others. Join us to find out more. This is a hybrid event – on Zoom and with… Continue reading Tamar Swade – The Touch Taboo
Hunter Davies has lived close to Hampstead Heath for more than 60 years and has walked on it nearly every day he was in London. In this book he visits all parts from Kenwood to the Vale of Health, from Parliament Hill to Boudicca’s mound. As he walks he talks to the diverse array of… Continue reading Hunter Davies – My year on Hampstead Heath
In Curious Crouch End, historian Andrew Whitehead tells the stories hidden away amid the Victorian villas and Edwardian terraces of this fashionable corner of North London. Join us on Zoom to hear Andrew talk about his book. Register on Eventbrite (Virtual event) Find out more about the book Curious Crouch End
