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This event is part of a series of Black History Month events at the Museum of Cambridge; find other events here. In 1967, in a Cambridge pub, a cricket club was born and emerged as a formidable presence in the city’s cricket
This event is part of a series of Black History Month events at the Museum of Cambridge; find other events here. The Honourable Lieutenant Colonel George Nelson was born in Jamaica in 1952 and moved to the UK in 1962
Join author Rachel Morris for a highly atmospheric exploration of the charismatic magicians of the Tudor and Renaissance courts and the wives and families who kept the whole magical show on the road. All things were believable back then –
This event is part of a series of Black History Month events at the Museum of Cambridge; find other events here. Join us for a talk by local historian Dr Carol Brown-Leonardi exploring black history in Cambridge and East Anglia, tracing
It's time for our annual Halloween live podcast event! Hosted by Ruth McPhee of the Ruth is Stranger than fiction podcast, this Halloween we will take a spooky but light-hearted journey through the folklore of Cambridgeshire. What fearsome animals and
Martin Bond is a professional photographer who has lived in Cambridge all his life. His personal photography project — A Cambridge Diary, saw him post a photograph of his hometown online every day for more than thirteen years. At the
Take a light hearted look at Christmas in the 1920s with Dr Emma Bastin and explore Christmas decorations and gifts; parties and events; and of course, food and drink! We'll explore the glitz and glamour of high society Christmases, but
Firestarter: The Fiery Life and Controversial Death of John Stallon, the Shelford Arsonist is part true-crime mystery, part historical investigation. Set in the early 19th century, it is the tale of a farm worker who gains notoriety for setting multiple fires
In the summer of 1942, Farm Hall in Godmanchester was requisitioned by the RAF and became Station 61b, part of the Special Intelligence Service. Over the next three years, agents from almost every occupied country passed through the Hall on