An Historical Introduction to the IOW - Kevin Shaw FULLY BOOKED
Friday 27th March 2026
THIS EVENT IS NOW FULLY BOOKED
Talk in the Education Suite at 11:00
An Historical Introduction to the Isle of Wight - Interesting Aspects of its Past and Present.
A fast-moving talk through many of the better-known and some of the lesser-known aspects of our Island's rich history. From Dinosaurs, Neolithic and Roman remains, through events involving Henry VIII and Elizabeth I, Charles I and Queen Victoria. The talk will also include the fame of the West Wight in 'the Age of Fashionable Freshwater' when the Tennysons, the Camerons and their friends were visited by many of the greatest names in Victorian England.
Cost £7 (to include a coffee/tea and biscuit)
Members will be met at the green gate outside Petty Officers' Quarters at 10:40 am and given a lanyard. Please do not go though Admissions.