Local historian and Honorary Alderman Kate

Morris will give an illuminating account of the social life and politics of

elegant Georgian St Albans in a series of four lectures in the Assembly Room of the

Grade II* Town Hall and The Mansion House at Oakland’s

College (built c1782).

All profits will go towards renaissance: St Albans – your new museum and

gallery at the heart of the city.

These Thursday evening lectures are followed by a Guided Walk on the Sunday bringing the

The Elegance & Scandals of Georgian St Albans A Series of Lectures by Kate Morris

 

The Lectures St Albans in the time of Sarah, Duchess of Marlborough 30th October - St Albans Town Hall – 7:30pm Drawing people to her home in St Albans, the town developed around the social life of the redoubtable Sarah, Duchess of Marlborough Philanthropy, Venality and Reform 27th November - The Mansion House (built c1782) Oakland’s College – 7:30pm Dowager Countess Spencer and the Regency in this classic 18th Century venal borough The Great and the Not so Good 5th February 2015 - St Albans Town Hall – 7:30pm The people, politics and scandals of The Corporation Making Ends Meet 19th March 2015 - St Albans Town Hall – 7:30pm The challenges of bankruptcies, trade, commerce and schools and the threat posed by Napoleon

Tickets available to purchase from: The Tourist Information Centre 01727 864511 Museum of St Albans 01727 819340 Verulamium Museum 01727 751810 Town Hall, Market Place, St Albans AL3 5DJ Oaklands College Smallford, Hatfield Rd, Oaklands, St Albans, AL4 0JA

4 Lectures + 4 guided Walks - £50 1 Lecture + 1 Guided Walk - £15 Lecture only - £10 Guided Walk only - £5