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Surrender100 Talks Series

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    • Saturday, Nov 17 2018
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    11:30am

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    £5

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Hear from four speakers about a range of topics exploring the centenary of the surrender of the German U-Boat fleet at Harwich in 1918 and what it means today, with a range of speakers and performances by Eastern Angles.

 

  • 11.30am Welcome
  • 11.40am Food and the Homefront in World War One, by Kathryn Fox from the National Archives
  • 12.10pm Oh What A Lovely (Food) War, by Eastern Angles Theatre Company
  • 1pm Lunch
  • 2pm Wrecks of the Peace, by Eastern Angles Theatre Company, imagined scenes from the surrender.
  • 2.30pm Talk – Living Underwater: The life of a Submariner Today, by Duncan Reed
  • Break
  • 3pm Talk (30min) The Archaeology of WW1 U-boat Losses and its Impact on the Historical Record, by Innes McCartney
  • 3.30pm Talk (30min) Deadly Trade: U Boats, by Iain Ballentyne (Books available to purchase on the day)
  • 4pm Discussion and Questions with the speakers: Surrender 100 – what does it mean in 2018?

Tickets £5 Adult, under 21 free (ID required). 

 

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