Event type: Talk

Events

Pure Wit: The Revolutionary Life of Margaret Cavendish

Sunday 1 October 2023, 2pm

£10 (Concessions £8)

Francesca Peacock shines a light on the pioneering yet largely forgotten life of 17th-century writer Margaret Cavendish to mark the 400th anniversary of her birth.

Chelsea Physic Garden

Chelsea History Festival

Twilight Cities: Lost Capitals of the Mediterranean

Saturday 30 September 2023, 4pm

£10 (Concessions £8)

Hear about the lost cities that were once symbols of power and empire which have now fallen into obscurity and myth with historian Katherine Pangonis.

Chelsea Physic Garden

Chelsea History Festival

Red Memory: China’s Cultural Revolution

Thursday 28 September 2023, 7.30pm

£10 (Concessions £8)

Tania Branigan reveals the story behind the Chinese Cultural Revolution and describes how it is impossible to understand China today without knowledge of this complicated history.

Chelsea Physic Garden

Chelsea History Festival

Masquerade: The Lives of Noël Coward

Thursday 28 September 2023, 5.00pm

£10 (Concessions £8)

Author Oliver Soden and playwright Marcy Kahan discuss the extraordinary life and career of theatre legend Noel Coward.

Chelsea Physic Garden

Chelsea History Festival

Messalina: A Story of Empire, Slander and Adultery

Wednesday 27 September 2023, 7.30pm

£10 (Concessions £8)

Honor Cargill-Martin revisits the story of Messalina, the third wife of Emperor Claudius and one of the most notorious figures of the Ancient Roman world.

Chelsea Physic Garden

Chelsea History Festival

Cancelled: Growing Mushrooms on Books Demo

Wednesday 18 October 2023, 6-7pm

Join a 60-minute demonstration to learn the basics of the mushroom growing process. At the end you will take home your own fresh spawn and instructions to grow mushrooms on your own book.

Chelsea Physic Garden

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Chelsea History Festival: The History and Natural History of Spices

27 September 2023, 5.00pm

£10 (concession £8)

As part of the Chelsea History Festival Ian Anderson talks about his book 'The History and Natural History of Spices'.

Chelsea Physic Garden

Chelsea History Festival

Talk: A Dark History of Sugar

Friday 29 September 2023, 6pm – 7pm

Food historian Neil Buttery looks at some of the lesser-known aspects of the history of sugar.

Chelsea Physic Garden

Chelsea History Festival

Talk: Plant Movement and Colonial Garden History

Tuesday 26 September 2023, 6pm – 7pm

For the Chelsea History Festival, explore plant movement and the colonial history of gardens in a gripping talk with expert Deborah Trentham.

Chelsea Physic Garden

Chelsea History Festival

Introduction to Garden History Talk & Walk

Sunday 8 October 2023, 2pm-4:30pm

Join us for a fascinating Introduction to Garden History with expert garden Historian Deborah Trentham.

Chelsea Physic Garden

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