Speakers - 2006
The following dates and
speakers are correct at the time of going to press.
February - Stuart Sullivan
'Jack The
Ripper: A Psychological Investigation'
Following years of meticulous research, Stuart will present a
unique insight into the character of Jack The Ripper. |
April - Louise Raw
"The
Matchgirls Strike 1888"
Louise believes history has largely undervalued the women's
courage & influence, and is interviewing matchgirls' descendants
in order to retell the story from the women's own perspective. |
June - Trevor Marriott
'Jack The
Ripper: The 21st Century Investigation'.
Is the tally of Jack the Ripper's victims higher than previously
believed? Is the real killer a completely new suspect with unique
access to the area ofthe murders? Could modern police detective
work cast new light on the biggest mystery in the history of
criminal investigation?
Don't miss former murder squad detective Trevor Marriott as he
reveals all! |
August - Max Arthur
| Max Arthur will include details of London's
Edwardian East End during his presentation to our Society this
August. Much of Max's presentation will be taken from his new
book, 'Lost Voices of the Edwardians' and we include the following
details:
 "The
Edwardian era is often eclipsed in the popular imagination by the
Victorian era that preceded it and the First World War that
followed. In this wonderful work, Max Arthur redresses this
imbalance, combining oral history and rare images and rediscovered
film stills from the turn of the century to give voice to the
forgotten figures who peopled the cities, factories and seaside's
of Edwardian Britain.
This extraordinary period was fuelled by a relentless sense of
progress and witnessed the invention of many of the technologies
we now take for granted. The extremes of this upstairs-downstairs
world prompted a huge upsurge in political activity, and the
Edwardian age saw the rise of socialism and the emergence of the
suffragette movement. These years are made all the more poignant
by our knowledge that the First World War was imminent and this
time of optimistic development would be brutally cut short.
This exciting work draws together the experiences of people from
all walks of life, capturing the first generation that were able
to record their lives on film and imbuing them with an emotional
immediacy that is sure to have enormous popular appeal." |
October - Donald Rumbelow &
Stewart P Evans
Title to be confirmed
Please be
advised that this months meeting will be a non-smoking event.
We have yet to confirm the title of this presentation, but we can
confirm it will be jack The Ripper related.
Don Rumbelow will also present to the Whitechapel Society his famed "Knife"
that Jack may have used in 1888. |
December - George Fleming
We have great
pleasure in announcing, in association with "History At large" 'The
Whitechapel Enquiry?' by
George Fleming.
Come in your finest Victorian costume and see all the leading
Ripper suspects grilled in the dock - this will be a night to
remember! |
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