usually by Google, Meta etc to be honest

yes, indeed - I'll be keeping an eye out for more talks

I love Beverley - I gather the Retford & District Historical & Archaeological Society are planning a visit out to Beverley in the coming summer. Which goes to show that Beverley's interest reaches many.

Excellent - I shall pick up a copy. My own family research tends to be on families from medieval North Nottinghamshire - I can see this as being a useful resource to cite some important general points fron

Talks start at 7.30pm, Grove St Methodist Church main service area.
Annual memberships are £10.00 (Sep to May talks, 1 per month).
Non-members entrance is £3.00 per talk.
Talk schedule for 2025-2026 available here:
sites.google.com/view/bassetl...

quite indeed

The detail is excellent

Retford had some great bands play at The Porterhouse through the 70s and 80s - some of my favourite bands have played there: The Cramps, Soft Cell, Hanoi Rocks, Def Leppard, Talk Talk, New Order, The Adverts, Gang of Four and could go on

For people with a particular interest in the St Leger; Tony Barber has written a book on it 'St Leger. A History of the World's First Classic Horserace'

Yes, my rough thinking has been that Stephen may have been worn down by 20 years of conflict and, faced by the young and fierce Henry, perhaps went with discretion as the better part of valour ? It'd be great to sometimes be able to spend 5 minutes watching into a key part of history as it happened.

Is there a possibility that Stephen may have thought that for the best?
It's quite difficult to judge character when we only have outcomes to go on and don't know terribly clearly which personal factors they may have been weighing up in making certain decisions.

And her strongest opponent could be said to have been Matilda, Countess of Boulogne (the wife of King Stephen)

the clouds really pop out, don't they ?

in my calendar this goes :)