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The 1914 Christmas Truce

The Medical Society of London 11 Chandos Street, London, W1G 9EB, United Kingdom

By December 1914, the Western Front had stabilised after four months of movement and slaughter. As the armies settled down, thoughts turned to Christmas. Facing each other in the line at the village of Frelinghein on the French-Belgian border were two regiments, one Welsh, one Saxon. This is the story of how those two very […]

Richard Wilson: A Tercentenary Re-Examination

The Medical Society of London 11 Chandos Street, London, W1G 9EB, United Kingdom

Oliver Fairclough Keeper of Art, National Museum Wales Professor Prys Morgan President of the Society in the chair About the Lecture  Richard Wilson (1713/4-1782) is often called the ‘father of British landscape painting’. Born in Penegoes, near Machynlleth, and a founder member of the Royal Academy in 1768, he was the first artist to find […]

Turning the Tide: The Life of Lady Rhondda

The Medical Society of London 11 Chandos Street, London, W1G 9EB, United Kingdom

Professor Angela John Gwenda Sippings Chair of Council in the chair Download MP3

The Business of Empire: Welsh Nabobs and the Making of Money in the British Empire C1760 – 1830

The Medical Society of London 11 Chandos Street, London, W1G 9EB, United Kingdom

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