The John Grove Memorial Lecture at Grange Court, Leominster
David Carpenter, Professor of Medieval History at King’s College London
‘King Henry III and Wales: co-existence rather than conquest’
The 2024 John Grove Memorial Lecture will be given by Professor David Carpenter at Grange Court, Leominster, HR6 8NL and online via Zoom. Optionally a Cream Tea with Sandwiches is available before the evening lecture (No longer available as this had to be booked by the 12th June).
Wednesday 19th June 2024 at Grange Court, Leominster
Lecture – Members of MHS: £6.00; non-members: £9.00
Online Lecture via Zoom – Members of MHS: £3.00; non-members: £4.50
Cream Tea with Sandwiches from 6.00pm
Lecture at 7.00pm
The Cream Tea
will be served from 6pm and must be pre-ordered when purchasing your ticket from Ticket Source. Please allow time to be seated before the lecture begins at 7pm.
The Lecture: ‘King Henry III and Wales: co-existence rather than conquest’
In this talk David Carpenter explores the sharp contrast between Henry III’s policies in Wales and those of his son, Edward I. Under Edward there was conquest, under Henry co-existence. Henry’s campaigns in Wales were limited in their objectives and very much last resorts. In 1267, in the Treaty of Montgomery, Henry recognised Llywelyn ap Gruffudd as prince of Wales. In his conclusion, Carpenter asks whether the 1267 settlement offered a viable future for Wales.
Our Speaker
David Carpenter is Professor of Medieval History at King’s College London.
His two volume biography of King Henry III is published by Yale University Press: Henry III 1207-1258: The Rise to Power and Personal Rule (paperback 2021) and Henry III 1258-1272: Reform, Rebellion, Civil War and Settlement (2023).
His other publications include (in paperback) The Struggle for Mastery: Britain 1066-1284 (a volume in the New Penguin History of Britain) and Magna Carta: A New Commentary, a volume in the Penguin Classics series published in 2015 to mark the Charter’s 800th Anniversary.
ONLINE BOOKING
Lecture ticket price Members:
In-person / Online – £6 / £3
Lecture ticket price Non-members:
In-person / Online – £9 / £4.50.
TELEPHONE
BOOKING
0333 666 3366
Mon-Fri 9-5
PAY BY CHEQUE
Send your cheque
made out to
Mortimer History Society
with details of all attendees to
Philip Hume, Waterloo Lodge,
Orleton Common, Orleton,
Ludlow SY8 4JG
Grange Court, built in 1633, is the last surviving market house known to be built by John Abel, a local master carpenter. Today it is a Community, Heritage and Enterprise Hub, owned by the people of Leominster through the LARC Development Trust.
Address:
Grange Court
Pinsley Road
Leominster
HR6 8NL
For travel options, directions and details of parking please follow this link to the Grange Court website.