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Our Society was formed in 2006 for the enjoyment of those who take an interest in the history of South Warwickshire and beyond. We sustain a lively membership, due to our varied, lively and compelling range of guest speakers, many renowned leaders in their field. To date we have had over 150 talks.
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Next Meeting: 21 November at 7.15pm for 7.45pm in the Crawford Hall, Salford Road, Bidford on Avon.
Catherine of Aragon
We all know about Catherine of Aragon: she was ‘the first wife’. But what was she really like? Catherine was a remarkable and capable woman who steered a complicated course through Tudor England for more than 30 years. Well educated, courageous and politically shrewd, she was loved by the people and was in most ways an excellent royal consort.
But she failed in one thing: to provide her husband with the Son and Heir. This talk tells Catherine’s largely forgotten story, from childhood in the palaces of Spain, to her short-lived first marriage, her traumatic fight for survival as a young widow, her triumphant second marriage and the catastrophe of “The King’s Great Matter” that saw her set aside in favour of Anne Boleyn...
Speaker: Dr. Gillian White. Evening Host: Chris Smith.
Visitors £6.00
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Our Research Group has published landmark 20th Century social histories concerning Bidford and the surrounding area. Our website provides access to many of our publications. The History Trail takes you on an historic walk. Under Personal Stories we have compiled oral and written history from people who lived in Bidford during the C20th. Bidford extends back to the Neolithic period and with Roman and Saxon occupancy.
We have established the Bidford Archive. This extensive collection of catalogued local historical materials providing an invaluable and detailed guide to history in our area available to researchers.
Bidford extends back to the Neolithic period and with Roman and Saxon occupancy. We manage information held in the Local Studies section at Bidford Community Library.
Bidford Archive | Bidford Local History | Voices from the Past | On-line publications
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If you are interested in history and want to learn more about the past, do come and join us to hear wonderful stories of great people and events. You can catch up also on latest Society news.
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