About this event
Shoreham Wordfest’s History Day offers an informative and entertaining appreciation of the development of Sussex and the people within it. What would life have been like for local people throughout the long history of Sussex and how have their stories, beliefs, customs, and world views shaped the Sussex of today?
10.30am Session 1 Ancient Sussex Folk Customs, Pagan, Christian, both or neither.
A challenge to rethink the source of many superstitions and traditions.
Chris Hare, History People UK
11.30am Session 2 The Answer lies in the Soil?
A quick sketch of how Sussex became the place we know.
Dr Geoffrey Mead, University of Sussex
12.30pm Lunch
1.30pm Session 3 Global commodities & consumer culture in 17th & 18th Sussex
Examining the growth of overseas trade between c.1600 & c.1750 & its impact on Sussex consumers. Did everyone win?
Dr Danae Tankard, Chichester University
2.30pm Session 4 Lost to Time and Tide, Sussex Lost Villages
Exploring the impact on communities of a changing land and seascape.
Professor Clive Webb, University of Sussex
3.30pm Session 5 Piracy and Sussex: Assaults and Invasions from the Sea
A history of raiders and invaders, and those who stayed.
Dr Richard Blakemore, University of Reading
4.30pm Session 6 Nefarious Sussex, Smuggling and the Hawkhurst Gang
Bringing to life the dramatic world of 18th Century smuggling and organised crime.
Captain Bollinger (James Murphy)
5.30pm Close
This event is sponsored by Shoreham-by-Sea Banking Hub
£30 includes ticket for evening concert (Please add a ticket for the evening concert to your cart at the same time if you would like to attend the evening event)
