Into Another Mould? St Albans 1649-1661.What happened after the Civil Wars

In 1649 Charles l was executed, the monarchy and House of Lords abolished and England declared a republic. The next decade was about finding a settlement in terms of religion, local and national government, supported by the majority of the population. The restoration of the monarchy in 1660 was not a foregone conclusion. So what went wrong in this decade? What happened in St Albans and to the people there? This talk will look amongst others at Alban Cox of Beaumonts, friend and adviser to Oliver Cromwell, and Eleanor Countess of Sussex who started the period as tenant of Gorhambury and finished it as Duchess of Manchester.

Dr John Morewood completes six years as President of St Albans and Hertfordshire Architectural and Archaeological Society at the end of May .This will be his outgoing talk.

This lecture will be available in person at Dagnall Street Baptist Church and also online via Zoom. Attendance is free to SAHAAS members; £5 for non-members.

Please click on the button above right to register. You will then receive confirmation of your registration by email return. Registration closes at 3.30pm on Tuesday 26 May.

The lecture will be followed by a social event in the church hall, for those attending in person.

All those registered will be emailed the Zoom joining instructions by 4pm on the day of the lecture. If you have not received this by 5pm, please contact us using the email address below. NB. If you are registering two or more members to attend via Zoom, and want each of them to receive the link in their own email inbox, these details need to be entered at registration.

It is important to note that SAHAAS operates hybrid talks relying on two volunteers who work very hard behind-the-scenes on the technology to ensure we can offer this service to those unable to attend at the church. Occasionally despite our best efforts technology works against us. There may be a delay in acknowledging an issue but this is only because we are working out how to resolve it.

If you have any questions, please email Gill Girdziusz via [email protected]

Image above: Oliver Cromwell dissolving the Long Parliament in1653 by A.C.Gow (Auckland Art Gallery)

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