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In
May, in a change to the Society’s originally published programme, members
received an interesting talk by retired history teacher, Roger Jenking,
about Oxford being set ablaze by Danish Viking raiders 1000 years ago. He
told how in 1009 the Danes had sacked the City, in an attack thought to be
revenge for a national slaughter of Vikings ordered by the then Anglo-Saxon
King of England, Ethelred the Unready. |
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The
‘illustrated’ presentation was entitled ‘The 1009 Burning of Oxford by
the Danes’ |
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The
History Society’s reputation has been largely built on the quality of the
speakers and this was further enhanced at the June meeting when rail
historian, Max Wilkinson, gave a quite exceptional illustrated
talk entitled ‘Harwich for the Continent’. Max, with a great
deal of dry humour, told the fascinating history of the
development of Harwich as a ferry terminal for rail travel into mainland
Europe. The was also the added bonus of a first hand account of the work of Trinity
House. |
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‘this month’ |
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Although the June
Meeting was the last before the
Society’s customary summer break the Committee has arranged a ‘Visit to
Historic Lower Radley’ the guide for this tour will be Rita Ford
of the Radley History Club. Those wishing to come should meet at the Methodist
Church on Monday the 20th July 2009 at 7:00pm, when
a car sharing scheme can be organised.
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As
previously reported the History Society’s Annual Coach Trip this year
will be to Gloucester and this medieval city has many interesting
attractions. Firstly there is one of the Country’s must attractive
Cathedrals, then there is the historic dockyard which hosts the National Waterways Museum and an enormous
Antiques Centre. Added to this, as advertised on national TV, there is the
recently opened retail centre - Gloucester Quays. The trip will take
place on Thursday the 24th September 2009. The travel
arrangements will be as before with the coach picking up from all the bus
stops on the western side of the main roads through the village starting at Manor
Grove at 9:30am and returning to Kennington at around 7:00pm.
The cost of the trip is £10.00 for Members and £12.00 for
Non-Members. If you would like to book one of the few remaining seats on the bus to Gloucester this can be
done by contacting either the Chairman
on 01865 - 739208 or the Treasurer on
01865 - 730321. |
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George Ross |
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Chairman
Kennington History Society |