Event Calendar
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Library Tour for the Friends of Lambeth Palace Library
Lambeth Palace Library Lambeth Palace Road, LondonMembers of the Friends and their guests are invited to join a free tour of the Library’s new building on Wednesday 18 May at 4pm. To book a place, please […]
Hidden Hands: the human stories hidden in our oldest books
Lambeth Palace Library Lambeth Palace Road, LondonSpeaker: Dr Mary Wellesley Dr Mary Wellesley is a writer and historian, who teaches courses on medieval language and literature as part of the British Library’s adult learning programme. Her book, Hidden […]
Bishop Symon Patrick (1626-1707) – unsung hero of the Restoration Church of England
Lambeth Palace Library Lambeth Palace Road, LondonSpeaker: Dr Nicholas Fisher In 2018, Nick Fisher was the first recipient of a Lambeth doctorate after the scheme had been rebranded ‘Lambeth Research Degrees in Theology’. His thesis explored the life […]
Roundtable with Anthony Milton
Lambeth Palace Library Lambeth Palace Road, LondonSpeaker: Professor Anthony Milton This roundtable with Anthony Milton (University of Sheffield) will discuss his new book, England’s Second Reformation: The Battle for the Church of England 1625-1662 (2021), which argues […]
Friends’ Annual Lecture & Annual General Meeting
Lambeth Palace Library Lambeth Palace Road, LondonLecture: In the Shadow of Death: The Life, Work and Trials of Archbishop Tait Speaker: Revd John WitheridgeThe lecture is at 2.30pm. The AGM is at 3.30pm and is followed by tea. Archibald Campbell Tait was […]
‘Lived religion’ in eighteenth-century England: the education of poor children
Lambeth Palace Library Lambeth Palace Road, LondonThe Church of England Record Society Annual Lecture 2022 Speaker: W.M. Jacob Drawing on the insights of ‘lived religion’ this paper investigates evidence from a wide range of eighteenth century […]
Guided Tour of Lambeth Palace Library
Lambeth Palace Library Lambeth Palace Road, LondonYou are invited to join a free tour of the new Lambeth Palace Library building. These tours have been organised as a contribution to the Lambeth Heritage Festival and give […]
Library Tour (am)
You are invited to join a free tour of the new Lambeth Palace Library building. Come and see some areas not usually open to the public, such as the eighth […]
Library Tour (pm)
You are invited to join a free tour of the new Lambeth Palace Library building. Come and see some areas not usually open to the public, such as the eighth […]
Guided Tour of Lambeth Palace Library
Lambeth Palace Library Lambeth Palace Road, LondonYou are invited to join a free tour of the new Lambeth Palace Library building. These tours have been organised as a contribution to the Lambeth Heritage Festival and give […]
London Open House 2022
Lambeth Palace Library Lambeth Palace Road, LondonOwing to the sad news of the death of Her Majesty The Queen, Lambeth Palace Library will be closed to readers and to visitors until further notice. We apologise for […]
Breakspear: the unknown English pope
Lambeth Palace Library Lambeth Palace Road, LondonSpeaker: Adrian Waddingham Nicholas Breakspear has been overlooked for centuries, even though his achievements outshone those of his contemporary, Thomas Becket. Born in poverty and probably illegitimate, Breakspear rose to […]
