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SUMMARY:From Viking Boats to Whitby Jet
DESCRIPTION:From Viking Boats to Whitby Jet: new discoveries on the Ardnamurchan Peninsula \nIn this talk Prof Oliver Harris will explore the archaeology of Swordle Bay on the Ardnamurchan peninsula\, examining how a seemingly empty landscape is in fact teeming with more than 6\,000 years of archaeology. Covering the excavation of Neolithic\, Bronze Age\, Iron Age\, Medieval and post-medieval sites this talk will set out the fascinating landscape and the discoveries we have made\, including the only Viking boat burial on the UK mainland. \nSpeaker: Oliver Harris\, Professor of Archaeology\, University of Leicester \nOliver Harris is Professor of Archaeology at the University of Leicester. He is the author or co-author of five books and specialises in the study of the Neolithic and Bronze Age of Britain and Ireland as well as archaeological theory. He has co-directed fieldwork on the Ardnamurchan peninsula\, western Scotland since 2006. \nFREE for FRAG Members \nNon-members welcome – £5 cash\, payable on the night\n(card payment not currently possible) \nThe Venue for FRAG Talks is: \nUniversity Centre Peterborough\nPark Crescent\nPE1 4DZ \nWhat3words:  https://w3w.co/grants.liner.slime \nThis is NOT the new university building in the centre of the city\, but is on a shared campus with Peterborough College and is accessed from Park Crescent. \nThere is on-site parking available. \nThe lecture theatre is on the first floor; a lift is available. \nGoogle Map
URL:https://peterborougharchaeology.org/event/from-viking-boats-to-whitby-jet/
CATEGORIES:FRAG
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DTEND;TZID=UTC:20250407T185000
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SUMMARY:Saxons in the Nene Valley & FRAG AGM
DESCRIPTION:Saxons in the Nene Valley & FRAG AGM \nFRAG Annual General Meeting \nPlease arrive 10 minutes earlier than usual so we can complete the FRAG AGM in good time for our monthly talk. \nThe Agenda for the AGM is shown below. \nSaxons in the Nene Valley \nThe Nene Valley offers a fascinating glimpse into the evolution of Saxon settlements and the landscape from the late Roman period through to the time of Domesday. The transition from Roman urbanism to Saxon rural settlements is evident in the archaeological record\, particularly in the form of building remains\, cemeteries\, and changes in settlement patterns. By the 9th century\, the region saw the establishment of territorial units such as hundreds and parishes\, which laid the foundation for the medieval landscape we recognise today. The evidence from the Nene Valley thus provides an important insight into the development of Anglo-Saxon society and its administrative structures\, offering a window into both the continuity and change that characterised the early medieval period in England. \nSpeaker: Professor Stephen Upex \nStephen Upex has written on a wide variety of topics related to British landscape history and archaeology and his interests range from Roman and Saxon landscapes and archaeology to medieval open fields systems. He has directed archaeological excavations on Roman and Saxon sites in the East Midlands and contributed to several Time Team programmes for Channel Four. He lectures at the University of Cambridge. Recently\, Stephen has written a series of landscape and archaeological reports and books on sites within the East Midlands and he is currently working on a volume for the Society of Antiquaries on Roman and Saxon landscape in northern Cambridgeshire. \nFREE for FRAG Members \nNon-members welcome – £5 cash\, payable on the night\n(card payment not currently possible) \nANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF THE FANE ROAD ARCHAEOLOGY GROUP \n7th APRIL 2025 held at University Centre Peterborough \n\nWelcome and Apologies for absence\nMinutes of AGM held Monday 8th April 2024\n(Matters Arising not covered below)\nChairman’s Report on the past year – Julie Gray\nTreasurer’s Report – Tamsin Foster\nElection of new Committee.\n\nRecommendation for amendment to the constitution \nSuspension of the need for a Field Officer and Safe Guarding Officer if or until the Group resumes an active dig. \nNominations for Committee: \nThose offering themselves for re-election: \nChairman: Julie Gray; Treasurer: Tamsin Foster \nMinutes Secretary: Dan Peeroo \nStanding down: Wendy Gamble\, Daphne Mair\, Nick Coneybear \nOther nominees from members attending? (2 or 3 more would be good) \n7. Upcoming events \n8. (Any Other Business) \nFREE for FRAG Members \nNon-members welcome – £5 cash\, payable on the night\n(card payment not currently possible) \nThe Venue for FRAG Talks is: \nUniversity Centre Peterborough\nPark Crescent\nPE1 4DZ \nWhat3words:  https://w3w.co/grants.liner.slime \nThis is NOT the new university building in the centre of the city\, but is on a shared campus with Peterborough College and is accessed from Park Crescent. \nThere is on-site parking available. \nThe lecture theatre is on the first floor; a lift is available. \nGoogle Map
URL:https://peterborougharchaeology.org/event/saxons-in-the-nene-valley/
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20250512T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20250512T190000
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SUMMARY:Recent Geophysical Surveys of Durobrivae
DESCRIPTION:Recent Geophysical surveys of Roman towns including Durobrivae \nSpeaker: Dr Kris Lockyear\, Senior Lecturer\, Institute of Archaeology\, UCL\n \nMuch of Kris’ research focuses on the application of computer methods and multivariate statistical techniques\, especially Correspondence Analysis\, to archaeological problems. He is the author of “Coin hoards of the Roman Republic online” hosted by the American Numismatic Society. \nFrom 2006 onwards Kris has been a tutor on the US National Park Service’s annual course on geophysical survey methods in archaeology. \nIn 2013 he founded the Community Archaeology Geophysics Group which has undertaken surveys on a wide variety of sites in the SE of England. He now mainly work on sites in and around Hertfordshire. \nFREE for FRAG Members \nNon-members welcome – £5 cash\, payable on the night\n(card payment not currently possible) \nThe Venue for FRAG Talks is: \nUniversity Centre Peterborough\nPark Crescent\nPE1 4DZ \nWhat3words:  https://w3w.co/grants.liner.slime \nThis is NOT the new university building in the centre of the city\, but is on a shared campus with Peterborough College and is accessed from Park Crescent. \nThere is on-site parking available. \nThe lecture theatre is on the first floor; a lift is available. \nGoogle Map
URL:https://peterborougharchaeology.org/event/recent-geophysical-surveys-of-durobrivae/
CATEGORIES:FRAG
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20250602T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20250602T190000
DTSTAMP:20260421T211121
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SUMMARY:East Anglia in the 4th and 5th Centuries
DESCRIPTION:East Anglia in the 4th and 5th centuries: new evidence from settlements and burials \nRecent excavations\, and further analysis of older excavations\, in Cambridgeshire\, Norfolk\, Suffolk and Essex\, have involved re-evaluation of chronological sequences in the later 4th and 5th centuries. Dr Sam Lucy will discuss her work on a series of settlement and cemetery projects\, including Mucking and Spong Hill\, and outline how thinking about these sites is shifting and the implications for further research. \nSpeaker: Dr Sam Lucy \nDr Sam Lucy is an archaeologist specialising in Late Roman and Early Medieval Britain\, with a particular focus on mortuary evidence. \nAfter completing a PhD at Newnham\, Sam held a lectureship at Durham University for nine years\, before returning to a full-time research role at the Cambridge Archaeological Unit in 2004. She has held a variety of roles at Cambridge University. \nResearch interests focus on  funerary archaeology and key periods of transition in the fourth to seventh centuries AD. She is currently working on a number of publications\, including the Anglo-Saxon royal cemetery at Bamburgh\, Northumberland and the Roman and Anglo-Saxon sites at Babraham in Cambridgeshire. \nFREE for FRAG Members \nNon-members welcome – £5 cash\, payable on the night\n(card payment not currently possible) \nThe Venue for FRAG Talks is: \nUniversity Centre Peterborough\nPark Crescent\nPE1 4DZ \nWhat3words:  https://w3w.co/grants.liner.slime \nThis is NOT the new university building in the centre of the city\, but is on a shared campus with Peterborough College and is accessed from Park Crescent. \nThere is on-site parking available. \nThe lecture theatre is on the first floor; a lift is available. \nGoogle Map
URL:https://peterborougharchaeology.org/event/4th-to-5th-century-fen-edge-living/
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SUMMARY:Curious Cures
DESCRIPTION:Curious Cures: Medicine in the Medieval World \nThis month’s FRAG talk  is also the subject of an exhibition at Cambridge University Library. \nMedieval medicine has a bad reputation. It conjures up images of people blighted by disease and ignorance\, living a degraded existence in squalid villages and pestilence-ridden towns\, and subject to the misguided ministrations of physicians or the bizarre remedies of folk healers and charlatans. We commonly think of the Middle Ages as a time of superstition\, blind trial-and-error and devastating mortality…but that’s not the whole story! \nThis talk will describe the complex theories and ideas that guided medieval physicians in their work\, it introduces the many different constituencies who practised medicine at this time\, and it reveals the bewildering array of ailments and illnesses they sought to cure. \nSpeaker:  Dr James Freeman\, Medieval Manuscripts Specialist\, Cambridge University Library \nJames was the Principal Investigator of the Wellcome-funded project\, Curious Cures and is curator of the exhibition Curious Cures: Medicine in the Medieval World\, which is open to all and free to visit at Cambridge University Library until 6 December 2025. Prior to joining the University Library in 2016\, James worked in various capacities in the Manuscripts and Rare Books Departments at the British Library. He also serves as Assistant Editor for the Transactions of the Cambridge Bibliographical Society and as Chair of the Association for Manuscripts and Archives in Research Collections\, which promotes the study\, accessibility and preservation of manuscripts and archives in Britain\, Ireland and further afield. \nFREE for FRAG Members \nNon-members welcome – £5 cash\, payable on the night\n(card payment not currently possible) \nThe Venue for FRAG Talks is: \nUniversity Centre Peterborough\nPark Crescent\nPE1 4DZ \nWhat3words:  https://w3w.co/grants.liner.slime \nThis is NOT the new university building in the centre of the city\, but is on a shared campus with Peterborough College and is accessed from Park Crescent. \nThere is on-site parking available. \nThe lecture theatre is on the first floor; a lift is available. \nGoogle Map
URL:https://peterborougharchaeology.org/event/curious-cures/
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20251103T190000
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SUMMARY:Stowe Farm\, West Deeping
DESCRIPTION:Stowe Farm\, West Deeping – Prehistoric Settlement in the Welland Valley \nThis month\, we have Bob Hatton bringing us a review and update on prehistoric findings from Stowe Farm\, West Deeping – Settlement in the Welland Valley. \nThe Welland valley was a focus for prehistoric settlement\, just as was the case in the Nene valley. \nThe research collated from excavations aimed to build a cohesive site narrative and to place the site at Stowe Farm\, Lincolnshire\, in a local and regional context. \nThis talk will bring us up to date on findings for the area. \nSpeaker: Bob Hatton \nBob is the course lead for the BA (Hons) in History and Archaeology degree at University Centre Peterborough. Previously\, Bob worked with the county archaeological team and was involved in several local excavations\, including Etton and Maxey\, and Flag Fen as well as Stowe Farm. \nFREE for FRAG Members \nNon-members welcome – £5 cash\, payable on the night\n(card payment not currently possible) \nThe Venue for FRAG Talks is: \nUniversity Centre Peterborough\nPark Crescent\nPE1 4DZ \nWhat3words:  https://w3w.co/grants.liner.slime \nThis is NOT the new university building in the centre of the city\, but is on a shared campus with Peterborough College and is accessed from Park Crescent. \nThere is on-site parking available. \nThe lecture theatre is on the first floor; a lift is available. \nGoogle Map
URL:https://peterborougharchaeology.org/event/stowe-farm-west-deeping/
CATEGORIES:FRAG
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20251201T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20251201T190000
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SUMMARY:Metal Detectorist's World!
DESCRIPTION:Metal Detectorist’s World! \nJoin us at FRAG for wintery nibbles and an intriguing talk from a small group of local detectorists. \nDiscover what the world of a metal detectorist is really like – from understanding the legal responsibilities that guide the hobby\, to building relationships with landowners and researching the rich history of the landscape. They will also discuss the group’s work with the Finds Liaison Officers and how their finds contribute to the national Portable Antiquities Scheme\, with many recorded on the finds.org.uk database. \nThere will be a chance to chat informally and explore a finds table showcasing genuine local artefacts and opportunity to get hands on with the latest tech in metal detectors and practice making your own finds! \nWhether you’re a seasoned enthusiast or simply curious about the stories buried below\, this is a unique opportunity not to be missed! \nFREE for FRAG Members \nNon-members welcome – £5 cash\, payable on the night\n(card payment not currently possible) \nThe Venue for FRAG Talks is: \nUniversity Centre Peterborough\nPark Crescent\nPE1 4DZ \nWhat3words:  https://w3w.co/grants.liner.slime \nThis is NOT the new university building in the centre of the city\, but is on a shared campus with Peterborough College and is accessed from Park Crescent. \nThere is on-site parking available. \nThe lecture theatre is on the first floor; a lift is available. \nGoogle Map
URL:https://peterborougharchaeology.org/event/metal-detectorists-world/
CATEGORIES:FRAG
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260105T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260105T190000
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SUMMARY:FRAG Meeting
DESCRIPTION:FRAG 2026 \nBring yourselves\, bring your questions and prepare to share your thoughts and knowledge \nJulie Grey\, invites you: \n\nAfter nearly 3 years as Chair\, I’ve come to see the many nuggets of information that you\, as members\, bring to each of the talks. So why not start the year with some friendly for and against conversations or sharing favourite titbits of archaeological or historical facts? \nI might start with the obvious: what have the Romans ever done for us? Or not. \nLet’s just get out of the house\, have a tea or coffee with a treat on the side and see where the evening goes. \nIt may also give us ideas on where to look for future speakers. \n\nBest wishes for 2026 to you all\, \nFREE for FRAG Members \nNon-members welcome – £5 cash\, payable on the night\n(card payment not currently possible) \nThe Venue for FRAG Talks is: \nUniversity Centre Peterborough\nPark Crescent\nPE1 4DZ \nWhat3words:  https://w3w.co/grants.liner.slime \nThis is NOT the new university building in the centre of the city\, but is on a shared campus with Peterborough College and is accessed from Park Crescent. \nThere is on-site parking available. \nThe lecture theatre is on the first floor; a lift is available. \nGoogle Map
URL:https://peterborougharchaeology.org/event/frag-talk-jan2026/
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260202T190000
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SUMMARY:Flag Fen Basin 1982-2026
DESCRIPTION:The Archaeology of the Flag Fen Basin 1982-2026 \nThis talk will present forty-four years of archaeological investigations of the Flag Fen Basin. The talk begins with the discovery of Flag Fen in 1982\, and the work of the Fenland Archaeological Trust (the first twenty years)\, and continues with a detailed description of the Cambridge Archaeological Unit’s excavations at Bradley Fen\, Horsey Hill and Must Farm (2000-2025). The final part of the presentation returns to Flag Fen and shares the latest work at the site including new ideas regarding the monument’s context and interpretation in light of the adjacent excavations. \nSpeaker: Mark Knight\, Senior Project Officer\, Cambridge Archaeological Unit \nMark Knight\, was the Dig Director of Must Farm excavations for the CAU. Mark specialises in prehistoric landscapes\, as well as Neolithic and Bronze Age pottery. His interests include exploring later prehistoric contexts of inhabitation and mobility\, and comprehending the lives of people in southern Britain between 3800-800 BC. \nAfter completing his degree in 1995\, Mark joined the CAU and began researching the prehistoric Fens\, a landscape that still absorbs him some 20 years on. Current Archaeology’s Archaeologist of the year 2017 \n2021 Excavation at Flag Fen. Image Credit: CAU \nFREE for FRAG Members \nNon-members welcome – £5 cash\, payable on the night\n(card payment not currently possible) \nThe Venue for FRAG Talks is: \nUniversity Centre Peterborough\nPark Crescent\nPE1 4DZ \nWhat3words:  https://w3w.co/grants.liner.slime \nThis is NOT the new university building in the centre of the city\, but is on a shared campus with Peterborough College and is accessed from Park Crescent. \nThere is on-site parking available. \nThe lecture theatre is on the first floor; a lift is available. \nGoogle Map
URL:https://peterborougharchaeology.org/event/flag-fen-update/
CATEGORIES:FRAG
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260302T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260302T190000
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SUMMARY:FRAG Talk - Postponed
DESCRIPTION:FRAG Talk for March Postponed \nHuge apologies\, our expected speaker did not come through for the March session and having spent the last couple of weeks contacting possibilities\, we have not been able to secure anyone to fill. \nIf people still fancy leaving the house FRAG chair\, Julie\, will be there at UCP with a mug of tea and a packet of biscuits ready to discuss life\, the universe and archaeology (or indeed history). On the other hand\, totally understand if you stay home. \nThe Venue for FRAG Talks is: \nUniversity Centre Peterborough\nPark Crescent\nPE1 4DZ \nWhat3words:  https://w3w.co/grants.liner.slime \nThis is NOT the new university building in the centre of the city\, but is on a shared campus with Peterborough College and is accessed from Park Crescent. \nThere is on-site parking available. \nThe lecture theatre is on the first floor; a lift is available. \nGoogle Map
URL:https://peterborougharchaeology.org/event/frag-talk-march2026/
CATEGORIES:FRAG
ORGANIZER;CN="FRAG":MAILTO:enquiries@peterborougharchaeology.org
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260413T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260413T190000
DTSTAMP:20260421T211121
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SUMMARY:APRIL FRAG TALK & AGM CANCELLED
DESCRIPTION:APRIL FRAG TALK & AGM CANCELLED \nDue to unforeseen circumstances\, our speaker for this evening\, Jason Cumberworth\, has had to cancel and with such short notice we’ve been unable to get a replacement speaker\, despite many calls\, and much scurrying by the committee. The AGM will also be pushed back to the May talk session. \nOur sincerest apologies\, but Julie and Tamsin will be there anyway if anyone fancies a chat and a coffee or tea\, possibly a biscuit. \nFRAG Annual General Meeting – PLUS: \nDone and Dusted – A Follow-Up to ‘Dusting Off the Archives’ \nWe’re delighted to welcome back Jay Cumberworth BA (Hons) ACIfA\, Archaeology Project Officer at Peterborough Museum. \nJay will be bringing us up to date with all things Archaeology at Peterborough Museum. \nThe latest acquisitions\, along with a follow-up on the Peterborough Archaeological Archive Enhancement Project (PAAEP) which some of us have been involved in over the years and won the award for Excellence from the Society for Museum Archaeology (SMA). \nHe’ll also be sharing more about ‘My Must Farm’\, a soon to be permanent display showcasing some of the remarkable Must Farm artefacts. \nAs if that wasn’t enough\, Jay will give us a glimpse into some intriguing upcoming projects — sure to surprise and delight\, and it’s probably not what you might expect! \nPeterborough Museum has recently been awarded a £250\,000 grant from The National Lottery Heritage Fund to support a two-year initiative centred on the internationally significant Bronze Age archaeology of Must Farm. \nThere’s a chance to have your say in coming weeks. As well as at Jay’s FRAG talk there will be a series of drop-in events at the museum where you can get up close to artefacts\, meet the project team\, and share your ideas about how the story of the “Pompeii of the Fens” should be told. \nFREE for FRAG Members \nNon-members welcome – £5 cash\, payable on the night\n(card payment not currently possible) \nThe Venue for FRAG Talks is: \nUniversity Centre Peterborough\nPark Crescent\nPE1 4DZ \nWhat3words:  https://w3w.co/grants.liner.slime \nThis is NOT the new university building in the centre of the city\, but is on a shared campus with Peterborough College and is accessed from Park Crescent. \nThere is on-site parking available. \nThe lecture theatre is on the first floor; a lift is available. \nGoogle Map
URL:https://peterborougharchaeology.org/event/peterborough-museum-archaeology-update/
CATEGORIES:FRAG
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260511T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260511T190000
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SUMMARY:Willow Hall Farm Quarry
DESCRIPTION:Willow Hall Farm Quarry\, Thorney \nMore details to follow \nSpeaker: David Ingham FSA MCiFA \nDavid is Archaeological Project Manager at Albion Archaeology. He holds an MA in Classics and an MSt In Professional Archaeology from Oxford University. He is the editor of Bedfordshire Archaeology\, Secretary for CBA South Midlands and East Midlands\, and Chair of the Nene Valley Archaeological Trust. \nFREE for FRAG Members \nNon-members welcome – £5 cash\, payable on the night\n(card payment not currently possible) \nThe Venue for FRAG Talks is: \nUniversity Centre Peterborough\nPark Crescent\nPE1 4DZ \nWhat3words:  https://w3w.co/grants.liner.slime \nThis is NOT the new university building in the centre of the city\, but is on a shared campus with Peterborough College and is accessed from Park Crescent. \nThere is on-site parking available. \nThe lecture theatre is on the first floor; a lift is available. \nGoogle Map
URL:https://peterborougharchaeology.org/event/willow-hall-farm-quarry/
CATEGORIES:FRAG
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260601T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260601T190000
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SUMMARY:Sawtry Archaeology - Projects
DESCRIPTION:Sawtry Archaeology – Project Updates \nMore details to follow \nSpeaker: Kevin Redgate \nSawtry History Society’s archaeology group have been active over recent years with excavations and geophysical surveys at several sites\, including Sawtry Abbey.  FRAG members have participated with these projects – and there is a finds processing event scheduled at the end of April.
URL:https://peterborougharchaeology.org/event/sawtry-archaeology-projects/
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20261005T190000
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SUMMARY:Hereward the Wake
DESCRIPTION:Hereward the Wake \nThis talk gives a brief survey of our authentic sources of information about Hereward and the most recent research on his parentage and the status of his family in pre-Conquest England. This is followed by a narrative account of his life as evidenced by these sources illustrating how\, in common with many heroic narratives\, the surviving stories of his early life combine mythical and semi-magical incidents with authentic historical events. Then follows his banishment from England\, his military career and marriage in Flanders\, his return to England in the aftermath of the Norman Conquest and his resistance to the invaders with the involvement of Morcar\, the Northern rebels and King Swein of Denmark\, culminating with an account of his leadership of the last resistance to King William with the Isle of Ely as his base. The talk ends with a survey of current theories about Hereward’s subsequent survival and the manner of his death\, and a consideration of what we are looking for in our heroes and why public awareness of them can rise and fall over time. \nSpeaker:  Mike Lynch \nMike was born in Manchester and read English Language and Literature at Oxford University. He taught English for several years in schools and colleges and was subsequently called to the Bar at the Middle Temple\, specialising as a consultant in Employment Law. He is married with two grown-up children and for many years lived in Staffordshire where he served as a County Councillor. Now retired\, he lives in the Cambridge area and teaches courses on Dickens\, Jane Austen and George Eliot at the University of the Third Age in Cambridge. He is a member of the Dickens Fellowship and a member of the Royal Society of Literature. He is currently working on a book of limericks. Since he came to live in the Cambridge area Mike has developed an interest in the life and achievements of one local hero\, Hereward the Wake\, and has delivered several lectures on this illustrious figure. \nFREE for FRAG Members \nNon-members welcome – £5 cash\, payable on the night\n(card payment not currently possible) \nThe Venue for FRAG Talks is: \nUniversity Centre Peterborough\nPark Crescent\nPE1 4DZ \nWhat3words:  https://w3w.co/grants.liner.slime \nThis is NOT the new university building in the centre of the city\, but is on a shared campus with Peterborough College and is accessed from Park Crescent. \nThere is on-site parking available. \nThe lecture theatre is on the first floor; a lift is available. \nGoogle Map
URL:https://peterborougharchaeology.org/event/hereward-the-wake/
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20261102T190000
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SUMMARY:Fantastic beasts and where to find them
DESCRIPTION:Fantastic beasts and where to find them \nDetails to follow \nSpeaker:\nDr Susan Kilburn\n \nFREE for FRAG Members \nNon-members welcome – £5 cash\, payable on the night\n(card payment not currently possible) \nThe Venue for FRAG Talks is: \nUniversity Centre Peterborough\nPark Crescent\nPE1 4DZ \nWhat3words:  https://w3w.co/grants.liner.slime \nThis is NOT the new university building in the centre of the city\, but is on a shared campus with Peterborough College and is accessed from Park Crescent. \nThere is on-site parking available. \nThe lecture theatre is on the first floor; a lift is available. \nGoogle Map
URL:https://peterborougharchaeology.org/event/fantastic-beasts-and-where-to-find-them/
CATEGORIES:FRAG
ORGANIZER;CN="FRAG":MAILTO:enquiries@peterborougharchaeology.org
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20261207T190000
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SUMMARY:History of Fletton Brickworks
DESCRIPTION:History of Fletton Brickworks \nBuilding the ‘Brickopolis’. The expansion of Fletton: a story of brickyards\, railways and people \nSpeaker:\nDr Sadie McMullon
URL:https://peterborougharchaeology.org/event/history-of-fletton-brickworks/
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