{"title": "The Bayeux Tapestry: Between Myth & History", "start": "2026-11-04T19:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Institut français du Royaume-Uni (Language Centre)", "address": "Cromwell Place 13, London", "price": "£20, conc. £18, students £15", "price_from": "20.00", "price_to": "20.00", "tickets_url": "https://cinelumiere.savoysystems.co.uk/CineLumiere.dll/TSelectItems.waSelectItemsPrompt.TcsWebMenuItem_600.TcsWebTab_601.TcsPerformance_7121129.TcsSection_6930861", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["art/textile-art/tapestry", "history/middle-ages"], "description": "A talk titled The Bayeux Tapestry: Between Myth & History at the Institut français du Royaume-Uni. Michael Lewis, lead curator of the British Museum's Bayeux Tapestry exhibition, and Leonie Hicks, Professor of Medieval Studies at Canterbury Christ Church University, discuss the significance of 1066 for the English and why the Bayeux Tapestry is such an important record of the Norman Conquest of England. The conversation examines the political circumstances depicted in the Tapestry and what purpose the embroidery might have had for those who created it. It is part of a series of curated events around the Bayeux Tapestry at the French Institute, held in English.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/the-bayeux-tapestry-between-myth-history-74180/", "official_url": "https://www.institut-francais.org.uk/events-agenda/the-bayeux-tapestry-between-myth-history/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/41251f0f47e15e051bfae5be613dad7ea71aee22fbadd2f299a24554e6f7b682-2000.webp", "dates": [{"start": "2026-11-04T19:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Institut français du Royaume-Uni (Language Centre)", "address": "Cromwell Place 13, London", "tickets": ""}], "similar": [{"title": "Curator Tour – Beyond Bayeux: Tapestry Now", "start": "2026-11-10T00:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Guildhall Art Gallery", "address": "Guildhall Yard, EC2V 5AE London", "price": "Free. 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Presented to coincide with the Bayeux Tapestry's landmark return to the UK for the first time in almost 1,000 years, it invites visitors to rethink what tapestry can be and explore its continuing relevance today.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/beyond-bayeux-tapestry-now-exhibition-37555/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/2bd1f5acd97f097608e6c31cae9c62a91b0a88ccbe3f16bc28298c43ee73a56a-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Cornwallis Cloth: Championing untold stories of WW2 in the Caribbean", "start": "2026-11-12T18:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Old Royal Naval College Visitor Centre", "address": "King William Walk", "price": "Free (Booking Required)", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "https://ornc.digitickets.co.uk/event-tickets/75682?catID=70888&", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["history/wwii"], "description": "An evening at the Visitor Centre with a viewing of the Cornwallis Cloth exhibition and film installation, followed by a panel discussion. 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The artwork comes ahead of the release of the Sky Original feature film Shaun the Sheep: The Beast of Mossy Bottom. It can be visited free, drop-in, on the Ground Floor of the Darwin Centre.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/the-baa-ewe-tapestry-41753/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/8e130352ae268ecf42e594176258be73192f72c8a89696f72a93f56dddd13f69-600.webp"}, {"title": "Dame Rosalind Savill Memorial Lecture 2026", "start": "2026-11-09T18:30:00Z", "end": null, "place": "The Wallace Collection", "address": "Manchester Square, W1U 3BN London", "price": "", "price_from": "10.00", "price_to": "14.00", "tickets_url": "https://shop.wallacecollection.org/event-tickets/80943", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["art/decorative-arts", "history/france"], "description": "The Dame Rosalind Savill Memorial Lecture 2026 is an annual talk at the museum, held in its Theatre and broadcast live online via Zoom, followed by a drinks reception. 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The lecture honours Dame Rosalind Savill, Director of the Wallace Collection from 1992 to 2011, who transformed the under-visited institution into a cultural landmark.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/dame-rosalind-savill-memorial-lecture-2026-39905/", "official_url": "https://www.wallacecollection.org/whats-on/events/dame-rosalind-savill-memorial-lecture-2026/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/6c86e408329886372e483913eb56043a0a3b926a651387a36ad5078d550318ff-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Speaker Series: Paul Woodadge – Remembrance Sunday", "start": "2026-11-08T11:30:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Battle of Britain Bunker - RAF Uxbridge", "address": "Wren Avenue, UB10 0GG Uxbridge", "price": "£8 - free for members", "price_from": "8.00", "price_to": "8.00", "tickets_url": "https://mpv.tickets.com/?agency=HIMS_MPV&orgid=54332&pid=9807964#/event/9807964/ticketlist/?view=sections&minPrice=8&maxPrice=8&quantity=1&sort=price_desc&ada=false&seatSelection=false&onlyCoupon=true&onlyVoucher=false", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["occasion/memorial/remembrance-sunday", "history"], "description": "A special talk marking Remembrance Sunday, held at the Battle of Britain Bunker. Historian and author Paul Woodadge delivers it, speaking on commemoration and memorialisation. 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It is held by Imperial War Museums as part of its IWM In Conversation series and draws on British and American stories of people who chose service when it came at a cost. Barcott, a Marine Corps veteran and New York Times bestselling author, will speak about his book 'Courage Can Save Us', while war reporter and historian Damien Lewis presents 'Behind Enemy Lines'. After the talk there is a Q&A, a book signing and the chance to explore the historic rooms.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/iwm-in-conversation-damien-lewis-and-rye-barcott-50307/", "official_url": "https://www.iwm.org.uk/events/iwm-in-conversation-damien-lewis-and-rye-barcott", "image": "https://noky.io/images/2d0c3f69c5b7d3df5e711cce7d8f0f2603f123e647d7aa85afeac1011f6e5294-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Heritage Gallery Exhibition: 1327 and the City of London", "start": "2026-10-30T00:00:00Z", "end": "2027-04-29T00:00:00+01:00", "place": "City of London Heritage Gallery", "address": "", "price": "Free", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "", "category": "exhibitions-museums", "tags": ["history/middle-ages"], "description": "Heritage Gallery Exhibition: 1327 and the City of London is a display of manuscripts and records from the City of London's archives, exploring how the accession of Edward III in 1327 was reflected in the governance and civic life of medieval London. It has been curated by The London Archives and features items from their collections, including Liber Horn, Edward III's 1327 charter, Letter Book E and The Great Chronicle of London. Highlights show how civic institutions documented and navigated a period of political change at the beginning of the young king's reign. The exhibition is open during regular Guildhall Art Gallery opening times.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/heritage-gallery-exhibition-1327-and-the-city-of-london-37600/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/c6f41ab69efdca1615130f646b69d234fbfea8f91302b6acbe74b20483e19f59-1200.webp"}, {"title": "LAUNCH: Four Essays on Embroidery by May Morris", "start": "2026-11-06T19:30:00Z", "end": "2026-11-06T21:00:00Z", "place": "Housmans", "address": "Caledonian Road 5, London", "price": "Free (RSVP required)", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "https://housmans.com/event/launch-four-essays-on-embroidery-by-may-morris", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["diy/textiles/embroidery", "literature/non-fiction/essay", "history"], "description": "A launch event and panel discussion for the book \"Four Essays on Embroidery\" by May Morris, published by Gauze Bonnet Press. The book gathers four of Morris's essays on embroidery as a craft, an art form and a political practice, examining its history, stitches and colour theory through her feminist and socialist outlook, with an introduction by art historian A.M. Dodds. The panel, chaired by Megan McInerney with panelists A.M. Dodds, Isabella Rosner and Kate Bugos, discusses May Morris's life and legacy, the history of embroidery, and women in the Arts and Crafts movement. Admission is free with an RSVP.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/launch-four-essays-on-embroidery-by-may-morris-69894/", "official_url": "https://housmans.com/event/launch-four-essays-on-embroidery-by-may-morris/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/e75f04a23bf934ebe0ea7b6074ff6727b27e0d9a66f242cbd5ceafb359d785c9-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Reimagined histories: Spoken word and choir", "start": "2026-11-06T18:30:00Z", "end": null, "place": "National Gallery", "address": "London", "price": "Free", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "", "category": "concerts", "tags": ["music/singing/choir", "literature/spoken-word"], "description": "An evening of spoken word and choir at the National Gallery, held in the Pigott Theatre on level -1 of the Sainsbury Wing. It is led by poet and lawyer Dave Neita together with composer, artist and double bassist Dr Deborah Pritchard, joined by a choral ensemble. The performance is inspired by the exhibition 'Yinka Shonibare and Thomas Gainsborough: A Conversation', exploring themes of identity, dialogue, social justice and freedom. Blending historical and newly commissioned work, it places classical music of Gainsborough's era alongside contemporary compositions and bespoke poetry, reflecting on the legacies of empire and the transatlantic slave trade.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/reimagined-histories-spoken-word-and-choir-78903/", "official_url": "https://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/events/reimagined-histories-spoken-word-and-choir-06-11-2026", "image": "https://noky.io/images/3f5d42008a43fbc58de46f3e82c460b9f2c079a38af17ff9475f542dbca29080-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Uncovering the Queer Roots of British Arts and Crafts", "start": "2026-11-12T18:45:00Z", "end": null, "place": "William Morris Gallery", "address": "Forest Road, E17 4PP London", "price": "Pay what you can by donation (suggested £10)", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/uncovering-the-queer-roots-of-british-arts-and-crafts-tickets-2003053359519?aff=oddtdtcreator&keep_tld=true", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["history"], "description": "An 'In Conversation' talk at the William Morris Gallery, part of the Earthly Paradise programme of talks. Neal Shasore, an architectural historian and founder of the School of Building, joins Michael Hall, author of A Queer Inheritance: Alternative Histories in the The National Trust. They explore the importance of queer community in history and how homes served as a private haven against public norms, discussing how mainstream culture has co-opted these expressions.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/uncovering-the-queer-roots-of-british-arts-and-crafts-40319/", "official_url": "https://www.wmgallery.org.uk/event/uncovering-the-queer-roots-of-british-arts-and-crafts/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/b08c449ebf9740ebc8022d0049941305997081d399ec36eb57f9e2dd68ff0abc-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Conversation and performance: Voices of democracy", "start": "2026-11-04T18:30:00Z", "end": "2026-11-04T20:30:00Z", "place": "Westminster Abbey", "address": "Dean's Yard 20, SW1P 3PA London", "price": "Free (booking required)", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/conversation-and-performance-voices-of-democracy-tickets-1990646530359", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["music/classical/choral", "history/democracy"], "description": "An immersive evening of music, readings, and discussion about how individual voices have shaped the long story of democracy in the UK. It is hosted by Westminster Abbey Institute as part of its programme The Long Story of Democracy. Chaired by Josie Rourke, it features a panel including Professor Janina Ramirez, music from St Margaret's Choristers and Consort, and performances by Paul Chahidi and Miranda Raison. From Magna Carta to Nelson Mandela, it explores how those who tested the foundations of democracy inspire hope for its future.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/conversation-and-performance-voices-of-democracy-49729/", "official_url": "https://www.westminster-abbey.org/abbey-events/lectures-and-talks/2026/november/conversation-and-performance-voices-of-democracy/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/53d94d67ae2efff392b59ae48b41d6facbba64eefcc87e098a46f1b7e7869e32-2000.webp"}, {"title": "New Black British Sound x BBC Introducing", "start": "2026-11-12T18:30:00Z", "end": "2026-11-12T21:30:00Z", "place": "V&A East Museum", "address": "Carpenters Road 107, E20 2AR London", "price": "Free", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "", "category": "concerts", "tags": ["society/black-culture/black-british", "music"], "description": "An evening of live music, networking and a panel conversation titled 'New Black British Sound x BBC Introducing' at V&A East Museum. It is run by BBC Introducing Live together with BBC Radio 1Xtra in partnership with V&A East Museum, celebrating the museum's exhibition The Music is Black: A British Story. A panel hosted by BBC Introducing's Angelle Joseph, with speakers including V&A East's Josephine Small, looks at key moments in Black British music history and how the UK industry can support young Black artists. An open mic hosted by BBC Radio 1Xtra Introducing's Theo Johnson gives nine artists the chance to perform live for BBC Introducing.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/new-black-british-sound-x-bbc-introducing-40095/", "official_url": "https://www.vam.ac.uk/event/RwGL37RqpD/new-black-british-sound-x-bbc-introducing-nov-2026", "image": "https://noky.io/images/7220b15f5dda4434b888bc624ed4ba543164d9dc44e7abfb29095f4d110f713b-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Audio Descriptive Talk: The Last Prior", "start": "2026-11-04T14:30:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Museum of the Order of St John", "address": "St John's Lane, EC1M 4DA London", "price": "free", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/audio-descriptive-talk-the-last-prior-tickets-2003994235705?_gl=1*q96ac4*_up*MQ..*_ga*MzEzMzk0MTk3LjE3OTMyNzkwNzY.*_ga_TQVES5V6SH*czE3OTMyNzkwNzYkbzEkZzEkdDE3OTMyODA1NzAkajM2JGwwJGgw&aff=oddtdtcreator&keep_tld=true", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["history/middle-ages", "religion/christian"], "description": "An audio descriptive talk lasting about 30 minutes, held in the crypt, for blind and partially-sighted visitors and their companions. Visitor Experience Assistant Maggie Sotiriou leads an exploration of the effigy of William Weston, a Knight Hospitaller who was Prior of the medieval Order of the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem when Henry VIII closed down the Priory in 1540. The free ticketed event has limited spaces and no step-free access.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/audio-descriptive-talk-the-last-prior-78892/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/cdd15e171fd4d174debf5e9908dab0f0557813cf50a6f74f5bc6a4f3ace68a1a-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Friends Talks 2026", "start": "2026-11-12T19:30:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Kingston Museum", "address": "Wheatfield Way, Kingston upon Thames, KT1 2PS", "price": "", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "https://www.trybooking.com/uk/GGOH", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["history"], "description": "Friends Talks 2026 is a series of talks at Kingston Museum running throughout 2026. 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