Talks and Presentations

See below; a range of illustrated power-point talks, adaptable to different audiences on a range of local and general interest topics. New talks are always in preparation and bespoke work is welcome. Adjustments to accommodate local interest can be made. Please do not hesitate to enquire for further details of subject matter, fees, availability etc.

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General & Humorous

• Church Monuments of Leicestershire and Rutland

• “From Fossils to Fosse Park” – an accurate, impartial and utterly true and reliable history of Leicestershire: illustrated from only the finest lantern-slides and glass negatives.

• The Forlorn Hope: an awkward squad of military puzzles, oddities and curiosities.

• “What’s in a name?” Curiosities from our local nomenclature…

The Great War

• The Base Hospital: the story of the 5th Northern General Hospital and its satellites during the Great War.
“I saw my duty…”: the Story of Alfred Burrows

• The Chain of Pain: the experience of the wounded in the Great War; from front-line to Base Hospital

• “Tigers on the Somme”: the story of a five-month campaign in the words of those who fought and died there, July-November 1916.

The Tigers’ Trio

• “Rather a hot place”: the attack on the Hohenzollern Redoubt, 13 October 1915.

• The Tigers’ Bloodiest Day: the Service Battalions of the Leicestershire Regiment and the battle for Bazentin Wood, 14th July, 1916

• “Known all the World over”: Leicestershire’s Territorials and the breaking of the Hindenburg Line, September 1918.

Local Military History

• Passing Muster: the story of the Militia in Leicestershire

• Caged Tigers: the 1st Battalion the Leicestershire Regiment and the defence of Ladysmith, 1899-1900

• “A lot of square bashing and kicking our heels…”: the story of the Glen Parva Depot.

Jess’ Talks
Jess also offers a growing range of talks and presentations on a variety of topics; often concerning local women and their struggles for freedom, peace or equal rights. These include:
• Leicestershire’s Suffragettes and Suffragists

• Local Nurses in the First World War

• Conscientious Objectors and the Peace campaign in Leicestershire

• Elizabeth Heyrick & the Abolition of Slavery

• Partners in Protest. The story of some of the men behind Leicester’s suffragettes

• Honest Men But Destitute. The Plight of Leicestershire’s Framework Knitters

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Robin presenting as a Major in the Army Service Corps.



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