TERMCARD - Hilary 2012
Week 1, Thursday 16th January, 8:00pm - OUHS Debates: 'The Greatest English Monarch'
Venue: Harold Wilson Room, Jesus College
Join
OUHS as we tackle some of the most important and relevant historical
debates of our time. Five speakers representing five English monarchs
will argue their case, but only one can be crowned the greatest of all
time. Whether you're enthusiastic about Elizabeth or an aficionado of
Alfred, this is one event not to be missed.
Week 2, Tuesday 22nd January, 8:15pm - Dr. Steven Gunn
Venue: Habakkuk Room, Jesus College
'Accidental Death and Everyday Life in Sixteenth-Century
England.'
Venue: Hertford MCR, Hertford College
Join OUHS for a night of scrumptious, free-flowing cocktails.
Venue: Harris Lecture Theatre, Oriel College
'Is there an Anglo-American Special Relationship?'
Week 4, Tuesday 5th February, 8:15pm - Professor Orlando Figes
Venue: Harris Lecture Theatre, Oriel College
'Just Send Me Word - A true story of love and
survival in the gulag.'
Week 5, Wednesday 13th February, 8:30pm - OUHS Quiz
Venue: Memorial Hall, Worcester College
OUHS's termly quiz returns. Come along to test your knowledge and compete for prizes galore.
Week 7, Tuesday 26th February, 8:15pm - Professor Matthew Strickland
Venue: Harris Lecture Theatre, Oriel College
'"A King without a Kingdom": Henry the Young
King and the Troubled Politics of Succession in the Angevin Empire'
Venue: Harold Wilson Room, Jesus College
Come and hear the current committee report on the term's work and elect the committee for Trinity Term 2013.
Late Hilary 2013 - OUHS Annual Dinner
Join
OUHS for the highlight of our yearly calendar: the opportunity to dine
with one of Britain's most prestigious historians and television
personalities. Further details will be revealed as term progresses.
OUHS reserves the right to alter the termcard at any time without prior notice. All information should be considered provisional until confirmed in the weekly publicity e-mail.
