BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.4.5//EN TZID:Europe/London X-WR-TIMEZONE:Europe/London BEGIN:VEVENT UID:10844@artinliverpool.com DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20251015T093000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20251016T170000 DTSTAMP:20251001T110123Z URL:https://www.artinliverpool.com/events/why-history-matters-history-stud y-days-at-knowsley-hall/ SUMMARY:: WHY HISTORY MATTERS - History Study Days at Knowsley Hall DESCRIPTION:The Countess of Derby has launched an innovative History progra mme that aims to inspire\, entertain\, and educate by bringing to life 600 years of British history through the fascinating stories of the Derby fam ily and their ancestral home\, Knowsley Hall. This programme will offer a fresh perspective on British history\, showcasing the pivotal role the Der by family has played in shaping political\, cultural\, and artistic life a cross the centuries. Discover captivating narratives from leading historia ns\, writers\, and art historians.\n\nThe Countess of Derby’s History St udy Days are curated and hosted by The Countess of Derby\, focusing on the family’s history\, bringing together academics and writers. In October there will be two days\, a reflection on The Life and Legacy of the 13th E arl of Derby (15 October) and The Life and Legacy of the 14th Earl of Derb y (16 October).\n\n15th October 2025 – The Life and Legacy of the 13th E arl of Derby\, Art Collector\, Conservationist and Natural Historian\n\nAn exclusive study day focusing on the life and legacy of the 13th Earl of D erby: natural historian and patron of the watercolourist Edward Lear\n\nSp eakers\n\nLady Derby\nDr Alan Crosby – The early life of the 13th Earl a nd his interests\, family and passion for Natural History\nDr Clemency Fis her – Was this the biggest Zoo on Earth? And The continuing importance t o science of the 13th Earl of Derby’s zoological museum\nJenny Uglow – The Gleanings of the Menagerie 1846 &\; 1850 and Edward Lear\nDr Xanth e Brooke – The 13th Earl’s Collection of Miniatures and Paintings\nFra nk Cottrell Boyce – 2024 Children’s Poet Laureate on the limericks and their legacy – “How Pleasant to Know Mr Lear”\nTo discover more cli ck to download the full event programme:\n\n16th October 2025 –The Life and Legacy of the 14th Earl of Derby: Prime Minister three times to Queen Victoria\n\nThis study day is devoted to the two largely unknown travel jo urnals\, ‘A Grand Tour Journal 1820 – 1822’ and ‘A North American Journal 1824 – 1825’ of Edward Geoffrey Smith-Stanley\, 14th Earl of D erby\, later three times Prime Minister and the longest serving party lead er in British political history.\n\nSpeakers\n\nProfessor Andrew O’Shaug hnessy – The content and importance of the North American Travel Journal ’s eye witness reports and their analysis of contemporary democracy in A merica.\nPatrick Dallaire – The importance of the American Journal to th e analysis of the Evolution of the Canadian Constitution 1822-1840\nDr Geo ffrey Hicks – The later political career of the 14th Earl of Derby\nAnne Somerset – Queen Victoria and her Prime Minister the 14th Earl of Derby \nProfessor Christopher Leslie Brown – The Antislavery Career of the Ear l of Derby\nProfessor Jeanie Grant Moore – The 14th Earl of Derby and Ch arles Dickens\nBook online at: https://knowsleyhall.digitickets.co.uk/cate gory/64179\n\nYou can choose to attend either of the study days or both.\n \nTickets are priced at £75 per day.\n\nA Study Day ticket includes:\n\nA ll speaker sessions for one day\nTea and coffee\nA light sandwich lunch\nP arking\nThere is an exclusive opportunity to stay at Knowsley Hall the nig ht before each Study Day\, you will join the Countess of Derby and the spe akers for dinner in the State Dining Room. This gives you an unforgettable way to experience the Hall before your Study Day.\n\nExperience an overni ght stay for £350 (single occupancy) or £425 (double occupancy)\, with e ach stay inclusive of:\n\nWelcome drink before dinner\nThree course dinner in the State Dining Room\nAccommodation for the night before you attend t he history day with continental breakfast\nYour ticket(s) for the History Study Day the following day\nEarly booking of accommodation is advised as there are only a limited number of bedrooms available.\n\nhttps://knowsley hall.co.uk/event/history-study-days-october-2025-10-15/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.artinliverpool.com/wp-content/upload s/2025/08/aerial-1920-web-legacy.jpg CATEGORIES:Events END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Europe/London X-LIC-LOCATION:Europe/London BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20250330T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR