Following on from our successful Spring Lecture Series, the Belfast Charitable Society are proud to announce that a second Autumn Series has been confirmed. The series is entitled ‘Shared History & Contested Events’ examining some of the key personalities and events in the centenary year of Armistice Day and the pivitol 1918 General Election. The first in which women had a vote. The lectures will be delivered by authorities on this period:
18 October: ‘Lord Carson of Duncairn: From Irish Unionist to Ulster Defender’ – Dr Éamon Phoenix (Political Historian and Broadcaster)
25 October: Joseph Devlin (1871-1934)- Jim McDermott (Local Historian)
1 November: Ulster Political Misfits (1870-1950) – Dr Margaret Ward (Feminist Historian)
8 November: Casement Revisited – John Gray (Former Librarian Linen Hall Library)
15 November: Armistice Day 1918 in Symposium – Philip Orr (Playwright and Historian) and Dr Éamon Phoenix
22 November: The Point of No Return: The 1918 General Election in Ireland and Belfast and its Consequences’ – Dr Éamon Phoenix
•Thursdays 7pm • cost £7.50 or entire series £40•
•Booking essential •02890997022• marketing@cliftonbelfast.org.uk
