Bolton Historical Association
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Bolton Historical Association
@boltonhistory.bsky.social
We are the Bolton branch of the Historical Association.
We will be hosting the Great Debate heat on 1st December. Please see the link to our website below for further details.

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November 17, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Monday 3rd November

A reminder that on Monday Dr Duncan Keenan-Jones will be delivering this month's lecture on Roman Water Management. Our current programme has now been updated with further details (see below). We hope to see you there.
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Current Programme
Historical Association Bolton Branch – Programme 2024-25 Branch contact All enquiries to Mrs Melissa Wright [email protected] 07912369060 Venue: All talks start at 6.30pm on (mostly…
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November 1, 2025 at 8:26 AM
We have a change to our schedule for the November 3rd lecture. We now have Dr Duncan Keenan-Jones delivering a talk about Roman water management instead. More details will follow shortly.
October 26, 2025 at 7:05 AM
Our next lecture will take place on Monday 6th October. Please see the details below. We hope to see you there! For more information about our programme please visit our website:
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September 21, 2025 at 7:34 PM
We are delighted to announce details for the branch programme for the upcoming year. We begin on Monday 8th September with a lecture about the Barlow family and their contribution to Egyptology.
August 29, 2025 at 10:12 AM
Our final lecture of the 2024/25 programme will take place on Monday 3rd March at 6:30pm. Professor Martin Alexander will be talking about "The RAF before the Battle of Britain 1938-1940" we hope to see you there! @histassoc.bsky.social
February 23, 2025 at 12:24 PM
Our next lecture will be on Monday 3rd February. @jspan.bsky.social will be giving a talk about two fascinating characters from the seventeenth century. Namely, Louis XIV and Charles II. We begin at 6:30! We hope to see you there!
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January 27, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Our next lecture in our 2024-25 will be on 13th January 2025. Dr Andy Fear will be discussing Gladiators of the Roman Empire. We hope to see you there. You can see the rest of our programme 👇
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@histassoc.bsky.social
Historical Association Bolton Branch
The Voice for History!
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December 28, 2024 at 10:17 AM
Reposted by Bolton Historical Association
Thrilled to have been invited to help judge the @boltonhistory.bsky.social Great Debate this evening. Can’t wait to hear all of the wonderful contributions and takes on this interesting topic, with the winner going through to the Historical Association final!
December 2, 2024 at 12:21 PM
📅A reminder that we are welcoming @medievaljews on Monday 4th November for a talk about Christian and Jewish communities in medieval England. The lecture begins at 6:30pm. We hope to see you there! For the rest of our programme please look at our branch website.
October 25, 2024 at 3:15 PM
A reminder that our first meeting takes place tomorrow night with @DrCMillington speaking about Hilaire Marteau, a member of De Gaul's Free French, who settled in Liverpool after the war. We hope to see you there!
September 8, 2024 at 7:41 PM
Our 2024-25 programme begins on Monday 9th September, we will be welcoming Dr Chris Millington to discuss "Reconstructing a Free French past in Liverpool." We hope that you're able to join us! For more details about our programme please see the link below: boltonhistoricalassociation.wordpress.com
August 20, 2024 at 3:39 PM
A reminder that our final lecture of the current programme will take place next Monday. We hope to see you there!
February 26, 2024 at 8:51 PM
📝A reminder that tomorrow evening we are holding our February lecture! Starts at 6:30. We hope to see you there! 👇
February 4, 2024 at 7:20 PM
We hold our next lecture on Monday 5th February. Dr Heather Shore will be discussing "Young Offenders and Youth Justice in Victorian Britain". We hope to see you there! Please see the details below:
January 28, 2024 at 7:56 PM
Happy New Year! A reminder that our next lecture will be on Monday 8th January. Dr Chris Millington will be discussing "Reconstructing a Free French Past in Liverpool." We hope to see you there! @histassoc @BSGDHistory
January 6, 2024 at 9:50 PM
Our next lecture will take place on Monday 4th December. We will begin at 6pm as we are again hosting a heat for the Historical Association's Great Debate. Our lecture will then follow at 7:30 pm. Hester Barron and Claire Langhamer will be discussing "The Class of 37". We hope to see you there!
November 26, 2023 at 1:50 PM
📝A reminder that our next lecture will be tomorrow evening at 6:30 pm. Dr Andy Fear will be discussing "A Fallen Eagle: The Mystery of the 9th Legion." We hope to see you there!
November 5, 2023 at 9:38 AM
Our next lecture will be on Monday 6th November. Dr Andy Fear will be discussing "A fallen eagle: The mystery of the 9th Legion". We begin at 6:30pm. We hope to see you there!
October 27, 2023 at 3:19 PM
A reminder that on Monday we are pleased to hold our second lecture of the current programme. Emeritus Professor Martin Alexander will be delivering a lecture entitled "American Civil War: End of slavery, arrival of modern war?" We hope to see you there!
September 30, 2023 at 7:51 AM