Benefitting a number of small charities, the Curious Histories lecture series showcases the half-forgotten, unconventional and overlooked stories of the past. It runs at a variety of venues across Brighton and Hove and also incorporates online talks.
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The Rituals of Death and Dying in Medieval England: c.500-c.1550
Tue, Nov 25, 6:30 PM GMT
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Celebrating Strange Sussex: Curious Histories Christmas Special
Wed, Dec 10, 7:00 PM
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Heroic Handicrafts: Covert Weapons of War
Mon, Dec 15, 6:30 PM GMT
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Indigestible! Ersatz food in First World War Germany
Wed, Oct 29, 6:30 PM GMT
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Unsettling Encounters: A Curious Histories Charity Fundraiser (SOLD OUT)
Mon, Oct 27, 7:00 PM
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Curious Histories - Festival Special 2025
Thu, Oct 2, 7:00 PM
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Fix your tent: Returning colonials at home in Victorian & Edwardian England
Tue, Sep 30, 6:30 PM GMT+1
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Curious Histories - Autumn London Special
Mon, Sep 22, 6:00 PM
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Mapping Murder in Medieval York, London, and Oxford
Wed, Sep 10, 6:15 PM GMT+1
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Curious Histories: Oh, What a Curious War!
Wed, Jul 16, 7:00 PM
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Passports to Heaven? A Peculiar History of Indulgences
Wed, Jul 2, 6:15 PM GMT+1
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Curious Histories: Caves to Graves
Wed, Jun 18, 7:00 PM
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Blood, Magic, and Power: The Murder by Witchcraft of William Bayntun
Thu, May 22, 6:30 PM GMT+1
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Curious Histories - Our London Special
Mon, Apr 28, 6:00 PM
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Threads and Entanglements: Curious Histories Easter Special
Wed, Apr 23, 7:00 PM
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Caught short! London’s loos since the 1960s
Tue, Apr 15, 6:30 PM GMT+1
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Heroes and Villains: Double Bill
Thu, Mar 27, 7:15 PM
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What Lies Beneath: Histories of Underground Horrors
Tue, Feb 25, 6:30 PM GMT
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Curious Histories at the East Street Tap
Wed, Feb 12, 7:00 PM
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No true Scotsman: Macaulay and the trivialisation of Scottish history
Thu, Jan 30, 6:30 PM GMT
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Dead Men Walking: Meeting the '3 Living and 3 Dead' in Medieval Painting
Mon, Jan 6, 6:30 PM GMT
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The Remarkable Second Life of Dick Perceval
Wed, Dec 11, 6:30 PM GMT
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Curious Histories: A Strange Christmas Special
Mon, Dec 9, 7:00 PM
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'Injun Troubles': How Hollywood killed the Native Americans all over again
Thu, Nov 28, 7:15 PM
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Patient Voices from the Victorian Asylum
Wed, Nov 6, 6:30 PM GMT
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Ageing Well Festival Special: Treacherous Technology
Thu, Oct 10, 7:15 PM
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Hanoverian Spymaster: The Intriguing Career of the Second Earl of Stair
Arrangör av Curious Histories: Charity History Talks
Dr Stuart Mitchell hosts theCurious Histories'series of charity talks. He's a historian who works at the Open University, chairing its Masters' programme in local history from 2018 to 2022. He's lived in Brighton for more than a decade and is especially keen to bring the curious and unconventional side of his subject to a wider audience.
