Speaker: Victoria Bentata Victoria links people and places in Oxford to the happenings and thinly disguised characters such as the Dodo in Lewis Carroll’s famous book, Alice in Wonderland. Victoria lives in Radley and is an Oxford Green Badge Tour guide and member of the Oxford Guild of Tour Guides. Visitors are very welcome to attend […]

Speaker: Melanie King Melanie shares some of the Duchess of Marlborough’s adventures in the 18th century while visiting various famous English spas.  Melanie lives in Oxfordshire and is a freelance writer specialising in historical non-fiction. Her talk draws on her research for her 2021 book, The Secret History of English Spas. Visitors are very welcome […]

Speaker: Joseph Rogers Tithe barns are historic buildings dotted across the British and European landscape. Joseph explains what is and isn’t a tithe barn, describes their history, architectural features and contemporary uses, and present examples of local tithe barns. Joseph's research for his book, Tithe Barns, involved travelling to over 100 historic barns across the […]

Speaker: Mike White Mike reveals the dark tales of some of Oxfordshire’s most notorious highwaymen, sharing stories about both famous and lesser-known highwaymen who terrorised the county over a period of some 400 years. His talk draws on his research for his 2025 book, Rogues of the Road: Tales of Oxfordshire Highwaymen. Mike retired recently […]