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June 2026
June 28 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
  • History
  • The History Books

Downfall of the Templars

Tony McMahon

Why were the Knights Templar brutally crushed after years of courageous service in the Crusades? Were they framed for being heretics, sorcerers and traitors? Do the Templars still exist today? Broadcaster and author Tony McMahon investigates the links between the trials of the Templars and the witch hunt mania that was about to grip Europe. Read more

June 28 @ 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
  • History
  • The History Books

Mythica

Emily Hauser in conversation with Lucy Hughes-Hallett

Award-winning classicist and historian, Emily Hauser, will take us on an epic journey to uncover the true story of the real women behind ancient Greece’s greatest legends – and the real heroes of Homer's Iliad and Odyssey. Read more

June 28 @ 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
  • History
  • The History Books

The Traitor’s Circle

Jonathan Freedland

Prize-winning journalist and acclaimed author of The Escape Artist Jonathan Freedland tells the thrilling true story of one of the most dramatic episodes of the second world war. With deep moral resonance for our own time, he asks what kind of person it takes to risk everything and stand up to tyranny. Read more