Programme
Click on the links for further details on the talks and speakers.
Please note that other than the talks by Prof. David Olusoga, David Starkey and Lucy Worsley, times and venues are subject to change.
Friday, 25th October
| TIME | TITLE / SUBJECT | SPEAKER | VENUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10:00–11:00 | Slavery, Empire and Historical Amnesia | Prof. David Olusoga OBE | Theatr Bryn Terfel |
| 11:15–11:45 | Wales and Slavery - Re-knowing and Re-telling | Dr Marian Gwyn | Theatr Bryn Terfel |
| 12:00–13:00 | Slate, Sugar and Shells: A Local Railway Technology Goes Global | Dr David Gwyn | Theatr Bryn Terfel |
| 13:00–14:00 | BREAK | ||
| 14:00–14:30 | Robert Owen: Wales’s Greatest Radical Thinker | Prof. Chris Williams | Theatr Bryn Terfel |
| 14:30–15:30 | The Power of Duty: War and Peace and the Davies sisters of Wales | Trevor Fishlock | Theatr Bryn Terfel |
| 15:30–16:30 | The 1st Marquess of Anglesey at Waterloo and the Building of the Commemorative Column | Marquess of Anglesey and Peter Crosby | Theatr Bryn Terfel |
| 17:00–18:00 | Witches in Wales | Richard Suggett | Theatr Bryn Terfel |
| 18:00–18.45 | Book signing by David Starkey | Pontio Foyer | |
| 19:00–20:00 | Henry VIII: The First Brexiteer? | David Starkey CBE | Theatr Bryn Terfel |
Saturday, 26th October
| TIME | TITLE / SUBJECT | SPEAKER | VENUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10:00–11:00 | Everest: The Welshman for Whom the Mountain was Named | John Keay | Pontio PL5 |
| 11:00–11:30 | Self and Society on the Home Front: Exploring Women’s Diaries of the Second World War | Prof. Penny Summerfield | Pontio PL5 |
| 11:30–12:00 | Frongoch: Internment and Rebellion in the Heart of North Wales | Leona Huey | Pontio PL5 |
| 12:00–12:30 | BREAK | ||
| 12:30–13:00 | The Country House in Wales: Past, Present and Future | Dr Shaun Evans | Pontio PL5 |
| 13:00–13:30 | What Have the Normans Ever Done for Us? | Dr Mark Hagger | Pontio PL5 |
| 13:30–14:00 | By Royal Appointment: The Jews of North Wales | Prof. Nathan Abrams | Pontio PL5 |
| 14:00–15:00 | BREAK | ||
| 15:00–16:00 | The Welsh Princes: From Owain Gwynedd to Owain Glyndŵr Presented through the medium of Welsh |
Prof. Jerry Hunter, Prof. Huw Pryce and Prof. Gruffydd Aled Williams | Bangor Cathedral |
| 19:00–20:00 | Queen Victoria – Daughter, Wife, Mother and Widow | Lucy Worsley OBE | Pontio PL5 |
| 20:00–20:45 | Book signing by Lucy Worsley | Pontio PL5 | |