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Edward Paice 411
Wrath of God: The Story of the
Great Lisbon Earthquake of 1755
2pm / Festival Room 2. Christ Church / £7.50
On the morning of Sunday 1 November 1755, the
end of the world came to the city of Lisbon. On
a day that had begun with blue skies and gentle
warmth, a massive earthquake that was to have
a searing impact on the European psyche struck
Portugal’s capital. Drawing on a mass of primary
sources, Edward Paice paints a vivid picture of a city
and society changed forever by one day of terror.
Describing the quake and its immediate aftermath,
he discusses its political, economic and cultural
consequences.
Sponsored by Blackwell
Claire Mulley
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The Woman Who Saved the Children:
A Biography of Eglentyne Jebb
4pm / Festival Room 2, Christ Church / £7.50
Co-founder of Save the Children. Eglantyne Jebb
did not live life in the traditional way by becoming a
mother. Instead she dedicated her life to children’s
welfare and human rights and so permanently changed
the way the world acts towards children. She was
both a romantic and realist and her short life (she
died aged 52) was full of humour and tragedy, passion
and pain. The publication of Clare Mulley’s biography
of Eglantyne Jebb marks the 20th anniversary of the
UN convention on the Rights of the Child.
In Association with Save the Children.
WEDNESDAY APRIL 2009
Private Library Tour of
Oxfordshire Studies
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Don Chapman 408
3.30pm / Oxfordshire Studies, 2nd floor,
Central Library, Westgate/ £8.00
A private tour of Oxfordshire Studies, with the largest
collection in the country of material relating to
Oxfordshire. As well as information about Oxfordshire
people and places and a unique collection of photographs
of local towns and villages, Oxfordshire Studies has
guides to tracing your family tree, indexes of
genealogical data and provides visitors with free online
access to the extensive resources of Ancestry.com.
Website for further information:
www.oxfordshire.gov.uk/oxfordshirestudies
The visit starts at 3.30 at Oxfordshire Studies,
2nd floor, Central Library, Westgate: after the
tour, visitors are welcome to browse and use
the online facilities until 5.30. Group numbers
are limited so please book early.
Oxford Playhouse: High and Low
Drama in a University City
4pm / Festival Room 1, Christ Church / £7.00
In this comprehensive history of the Oxford Playhouse,
Don Chapman traces the story of this great theatre
from its earliest roots in a production of Agamemnon
in 1880, via the founding of the Oxford University
Dramatic Society and the rebuilding of Oxford’s New
Theatre to the launch of the Playhouse itself and
its move to Beaumont Street in 1938. Along the way
Chapman celebrates a galaxy of actors who have
been associated with the theatre, among them Flora
Robson, John Gielgud, Maggie Smith, Ronnie Barker,
Judi Dench and Helena Bonham-Carter.
Sponsored by Blackwell
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