YORKSHIRE ARCHAEOLOGICAL AND HISTORICAL SOCIETY
SUMMER LECTURE SERIES AUGUST 2023
The Yorkshire Archaeological and Historical Society (YAHS) has arranged a second short series of summer lectures to be held online via Zoom during August as part of our aim to make time for learning. The lectures are free and open to all but require individual booking in advance. Details of each lecture are given below, with the booking information. The Zoom links for the lectures will be sent to all registrants a day or two before the event takes place.
Lecture 1
Thursday 10th August 2023 at 7.30 pm
Feet of Lead or what Historic Graffiti can do for you
John Buglass
Graffiti in its many forms is a common feature of modern urban landscapes, but it is not a new phenomenon and historic examples frequently ‘decorate’ older buildings and monuments. Although graffiti is typically viewed as a problem to be removed, it is now increasingly recognised that study of it can produce surprisingly large amounts of detail about such things as people’s habits, occupations and literacy as well as historical events. The aim of this talk is to show just how much can be learnt from the study of graffiti of all types and ages from a wide range of different sites and situations.
John Buglass started his archaeological career as a volunteer on the Mary Rose project and since then has worked on a wide range of sites across the country including historic shipwrecks, castles, monasteries and even a World Heritage site. He currently runs his own archaeological business based in North Yorkshire.
To register for lecture 1 of the YAHS Summer Lecture Series please use the following link:
Lecture 2
Thursday 17th August 2023 at 7.30 pm
Taking the Waters: the birth of the Yorkshire seaside resort
John Heywood
Little did Thomasin Farrer realise, when in the late 1620s she discovered spring waters emanating from from the base of the cliffs to the south of the town of Scarborough, that it would lead to the town becoming the Queen of England’s seaside resorts. The reddish-brown coloured liquid was to transform Scarborough as affluent visitors flocked to ‘take the waters’. This lecture tells that story over the next two hundred years and introduces characters such as Dr Robert Wittie, Richard (Dicky) Dickinson and Augustus Granville. Fully illustrated, it is an informative yet entertaining look at Scarborough’s past.
John Heywood is a Yorkshire-based researcher, writer and broadcaster and formerly programme manager at the historic Queens Mill in Castleford. He is passionate about combining heritage and community in order to regenerate forgotten towns and cities. He is also the curator of the popular History and Heritage Yorkshire Twitter account and editor in chief of History and Heritage Yorkshire Magazine. He is the author of three books including the popular Beside the Seaside and is a regular contributor to various magazines and journals.
To register for lecture 2 of the YAHS Summer Lecture Series please use the following link:
Lecture 3
Thursday 24th August 2023 at 7.30 pm
The Siege of York 1644
Chris Berendt
Although most people will have heard of the Battle of Marston Moor in 1644, many will be less aware of the reason the battle took place – the Siege of York. In this talk we will cover the events that led up to the siege, the conduct of the siege, the lifting of the siege by Prince Rupert, and the consequences of the events of 2nd July.
Chris Berendt is a retired industrial control systems engineer with a passion for
history, particularly military history. The 17th century is one of the periods that is of particular interest to Chris, and having so many battles and sieges in Yorkshire opens a great selection of ‘rabbit holes’ to dive down. The siege of York is a particularly interesting one! Chris is a member of the Battlefields Trust and the YAHS and is Chairman of the Towton Battlefield Society.
To register for lecture 3 of the YAHS Summer Lecture Series please use the following link: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/yahs-summer-lecture-series-2023-tickets-679447574987?aff=oddtdtcreator
Lecture 4
Thursday 31st August 2023 at 7.30 pm
‘A landscape plotted and pieced.’ Investigations in Upper Wharfedale
Dr Roger Martlew
Upper Wharfedale contains a dense concentration of evidence representing
settlements, field systems and funerary remains spanning thousands of years. The
sheer extent and complexity of surviving earthworks makes their interpretation
challenging. Dr Martlew will describe how high-resolution drone imaging, funded by
the YAHS and the Upper Wharfedale Heritage Group, has supported more traditional
approaches and helped to reveal the historic landscape as never seen before.
Dr Roger Martlew FSA FSAScot founded the Yorkshire Dales Landscape Research
Trust in 2004 after teaching archaeology at the University of Leeds. He is the
Archaeology Editor of the Society’s Journal.
To register for lecture 4 of the YAHS Summer Lecture Series please use the
following link: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/yahs-summer-lecture-series-2023-tickets-679449992217?aff=oddtdtcreator