THIS IS A PAST EVENTWednesday 13th January
Gladstone in Nottinghamshire. A Bicentenary Perspective.
Time: 1.00 pm - 2.00 pm
Weston Gallery & Performing Arts Workshop
Dr Richard Gaunt of the School of History, the academic curator of the exhibition, illustrates the abiding connection between Nottinghamshire and the 'Grand Old Man' of British politics during the nineteenth century.
Gladstone: The Making Of The 'Peoples William'.
Wednesday 10th February
Time: 1.00 pm - 2.00 pm
Weston Gallery & Performing Arts Workshop
Professor Chris Wrigley of the School of History traces Gladstone's transformation from young Tory MP into the great Liberal statesman of late Victorian Britain.
Gladstone and the Reformed Political World of 1832.
Wednesday 10th March
Time: 1.00 pm - 2.00 pm
Weston Gallery & Performing Arts Workshop
Dr Philip Salmon of the History of Parliament research project takes a fresh look at Victorian conceptions of democracy, revealing what lay behind the election images of bribery and drunken mobs after 1832.
Lectures and talks are free admission but space is limited so please book in advance by calling the Lakeside Box Office on 0115 846 7777.
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