Events

A report on findings from the first year of research into the old manors of Harlaxton

This talk will look at the influence of Norman French on our modern language, looking at how the invasion of 1066 brought new words into the English Language. A light-hearted examination of “Anglo Norman Etymology”.

Following the 2022 dig and ahead of the Harlaxton History Society's latest project we have an overview of the ritual landscape that lies between the village and Grantham.

For the past two years Kim and Steve Parkes have been tracing the previous inhabitants of the village and their stories, street by street, house by house. Find out what stories they have discovered.

Lincoln was one of England's major centres of power in the middle ages. See how its economy and religious role shaped the city and what can be seen today.

To coincide with the Harlaxton History Society project exploring the old manorial site in the village a talk about the architecture involved.

Kevin will relate the story of George Pyle a pilot shot down during WW2 and his adventure escaping from the Nazis