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SUMMARY:T E Lawrence; An Unusual Genius\, a talk by the Chairman of the Society
DESCRIPTION:Philip Neale\, Chairman of the Society will present a talk\, T E Lawrence; An Unusual Genius\, as part of the Bensington Society Talks programme. The talk will be held at Benson Parish Hall with a 7.00 pm meet for 7.30 pm start. Details for how to attend this talk can be found at the Bensington Society website: 
URL:https://telsociety.co.uk/event/t-e-lawrence-an-unusual-genius-a-talk-by-the-chairman-of-the-society/
LOCATION:Benson Village Hall\, Sunnyside\, Benson\, Oxfordshire\, OX10 6SD\, United Kingdom
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20180203
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20180204
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SUMMARY:T.E. Lawrence and the Arab Revolt: The Archaeology of a Desert Insurgency 1916-18
DESCRIPTION:Professor Nicholas Saunders\, from the Department of Anthropology and Archaeology at Bristol University\, presents a talk inspired by his upcoming book Desert Insurgency: T.E. Lawrence\, Archaeology and the Arab Revolt\, at the National Civil War Centre\, Newark on Saturday 3rd February 2018 at 2 p.m. \nBetween 1916 and 1918\, the Arab Revolt in southern Jordan created a unique archaeological record of a desert insurgency which changed the Middle East and brought modern guerrilla warfare to the world. Ten years of fieldwork between 2005 and 2014 by Bristol University’s ‘Great Arab Revolt Project’ investigated these remains for the first time. The discoveries were extraordinary – a vast conflict landscape of guerrilla actions and counter-insurgency tactics unknown to anyone except the Bedouin for 100 years. Ruined Hejaz Railway stations\, Turkish Army camps\, Rolls Royce armoured car raiding camps\, hilltop forts\, machinegun strong-points\, and the extraordinary remains of the iconic train ambush immortalised in David Lean’s 1962 Hollywood epic Lawrence of Arabia. This is the archaeology of a snapshot of momentous historical events\, whose legacy affects all of us today.
URL:https://telsociety.co.uk/event/t-e-lawrence-and-the-arab-revolt-the-archaeology-of-a-desert-insurgency-1916-18/
LOCATION:National Civil War Centre\, 14 Appletongate\, Nottinghamshire\, Newark\, NG24 1JY\, United Kingdom
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DTEND;TZID=UTC:20180129T151417
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SUMMARY:T.E. Lawrence and the Arab Revolt: The Archaeology of a Desert Insurgency 1916-18
DESCRIPTION:Professor Nicholas Saunders\, from the Department of Anthropology and Archaeology at Bristol University\, presents a talk inspired by his upcoming book Desert Insurgency: T.E. Lawrence\, Archaeology and the Arab Revolt\, at the National Civil War Museum\, Newark\, on Saturday 3rd February 2018 at 2 pm. Between 1916 and 1918\, the Arab Revolt in southern Jordan created a unique archaeological record of a desert insurgency which changed the Middle East and brought modern guerrilla warfare to the world. Ten years of fieldwork between 2005 and 2014 by Bristol University’s ‘Great Arab Revolt Project’ investigated these remains for the first time. The discoveries were extraordinary – a vast conflict landscape of guerrilla actions and counter-insurgency tactics unknown to anyone except the Bedouin for 100 years. Ruined Hejaz Railway stations\, Turkish Army camps\, Rolls Royce armoured car raiding camps\, hilltop forts\, machinegun strong-points\, and the extraordinary remains of the iconic train ambush immortalised in David Lean’s 1962 Hollywood epic Lawrence of Arabia. This is the archaeology of a snapshot of momentous historical events\, whose legacy affects all of us today.
URL:https://telsociety.co.uk/event/t-e-lawrence-and-the-arab-revolt-the-archaeology-of-a-desert-insurgency-1916-18-2/
LOCATION:National Civil War Centre\, 14 Appletongate\, Nottinghamshire\, Newark\, NG24 1JY\, United Kingdom
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20180101
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20180312
DTSTAMP:20260406T000113
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SUMMARY:Shifting Sands\, Lawrence of Arabia & the Great Arab Revolt Exhibition at the National Civil War Centre
DESCRIPTION:Photo credit: Doug Jackson\nWho was the larger-than-life character who fought with the desert tribes during the Great Arab Revolt to help topple the Ottoman\nEmpire? How much of Lawrence’s story is true? How did the events he took part in shape today’s war-torn Middle East? Discover the extraordinary tale through artefacts\, testimony and the results of years of research by a team of archaeologists in Jordan. \nThe National Civil War Centre’s acclaimed exhibition is the culmination of nine seasons of excavations in southern Jordan by the archaeological team of the Great Arab Revolt Project led by Dr Neil Faulkner and Dr Nick Saunders of Bristol University. \nEntry to the exhibition is free with normal museum entrance. Keep an eye on the National Civil War Centre’s website HERE for details of lectures and events run alongside the exhibition.
URL:https://telsociety.co.uk/event/lawrence-of-arabia-the-great-arab-revolt-exhibition-at-the-national-civil-war-centre/
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20170519
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20170520
DTSTAMP:20260406T000113
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SUMMARY:82nd Anniversary Commemorations
DESCRIPTION:To mark the 82nd anniversary of Lawrence’s death\, on 19 May 2017 the Society laid a floral tribute on his grave in the cemetery at Moreton in Dorset\, where we were joined by a small group of supporters. \nIn a short reading given by the graveside\, the Society also remembered the taking of Akaba one century before. In fact\, on 19 May 1917\, Lawrence and a small party of Arabs would have been on the 10th day of their ride from Feisal’s headquarters in Wejh to the spring pastures of the Howeitat tribe\, where they hoped to recruit the Howeitat for the audacious attack on the port of Akaba from inland that Lawrence had devised. \nAkaba was eventually captured from the Turks on July 6\, and Lawrence was nominated for the Victoria Cross for the many dangers he faced during the journey. He would eventually be awarded the CB\, his actions not having been  witnessed independently by any British officer. \n\nIt therefore seemed appropriate\, in the centenary year of Akaba\, to read by the graveside a few words from Victoria O’Campo’s book 338171 T.E. (Lawrence of Arabia). Here\, in writing about his fatal motorbike accident\, she refers to a previous accident he  suffered during the final days before taking Akaba. \nOn the 13th of May he got on his motorcycle to send a telegram from Bovington Camp post office returning to Clouds Hill\, he swerved violently to avoid hitting two cyclists who were unexpectedly in his way\, lost control and was flung off his motorcycle. \nHe had been thrown once over the head of his camel in the middle of battle. But on this occasion he could not repeat some lines brought up from adolescent memory\, as he had done when he felt himself lost in the middle of the enemy. \nFor Lord I was free of all Thy flowers\,\nBut I chose the world’s sad roses\nAnd that is why my feet are torn\nAnd mine eyes are blind with sweat. \nNow\, there was no enemy and it was a peaceful English country road. \n—————————————————————- \nThat the Society is able to lay flowers on Lawrence’s grave to mark significant dates each year is  thanks to an enduring gift from an anonymous American benefactor. The Society is very grateful for this gift which will ensure that Lawrence’s great legacy continues to be remembered.
URL:https://telsociety.co.uk/event/82nd-anniversary-commemorations/
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20160923
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SUMMARY:T E Lawrence Society Symposium 2016
DESCRIPTION:In the centenary year of the outbreak of the Arab Revolt\, we are delighted to report that a record number of delegates joined us for our 14th Symposium\, held at St John’s College\, Oxford. \nOver the three days of the Symposium\, a special programme of lectures marked this very special occasion. Two exhibitions showcased archaeological artefacts from the Great Arab Revolt Project\, as well as photographs of Egypt and Palestine taken during the First World War collected as part of a Heritage Lottery Fund-sponosored project\, Views of an Antique Land\, run by Cardiff University. \nOn the Friday night\, delegates were joined by members of the public for a staged reading of Jan Woolf’s new play about Lawrence\, The Man with the Gold. \nThe Great Hall at St John’s was packed for our traditional candlelit dinner on the Saturday night\, clearly demonstrating the continuing interest in Lawrence around the world. We hope to see everyone again in 2018 when we will be marking the culmination of the Arab Revolt with the taking of Damascus in 1918. \nChairman Philip Neale opens proceedings in the centennial year of the outbreak of the Arab Revolt\nSymposium Speakers\nRoger Holehouse – The Strategic Context to the Arab Revolt\nDr Steve Mills & Professor Paul T. Nicholson – Views of An Antique Land: Egypt and Palestine During the First World War\n(Left) Philip Walker – New Light on the Arab Revolt and the Forgotten Few Who Shaped It; (Right) Professor Ali Allawi – Feisal and the Arab Revolt\n(Left) George Thompson – Seeing Arabia: The Personal Photographs of T. E. Lawrence taken between 1916-1918; (Right) John Johnson-Allen – T. E. Lawrence and the Red Sea Patrol\n(Left) Group Captain John Alexander – “Aeroplanes and Arabs”: T. E. Lawrence as Proponent of Air Power and the British Way in Warfare; (Right) Kerry Webber – Colonel Newcombe & Lawrence: Beyond Arabia\nDr Neil Faulkner – Lawrence of Arabia’s War\nDick Benson-Gyles – The Boy in the Mask\nThe Man with the Gold\n\nRehearsal for Friday night’s staged reading of Jan Woolf’s new play The Man with the Gold\nAfter-show Q&A session with director Philip Wilson\, playwright Jan Woolf and historical adviser Dr Neil Faulkner\nExhibition of artefacts from\nthe Great Arab Revolt Project\n\n.303 cartridge cases\, probably ammunition for the machine gun on a Rolls-Royce armoured car\n(Left) Can of condensed milk; (Right) Tobacco tin found at Feisal’s base at Wuheida\nRailway sleeper blasted in an ambush\nHand grenades marked with a crescent and star to show they were made for the Ottoman Empire\nOutside the lecture hall\nSociety bookshop showcases the latest editions from our line-up of speakers\nSpecialist bookseller Rickaro Books joins us again\nDelegates relax between lectures\nSummaries of all the lectures will be published in the Society’s Winter 2016 Newsletter. The Society would like to express its grateful thanks to Roger Herrera for providing photographs of the event. \n…………………………………………………………………………… \nAll photographs  © Roger Herrera
URL:https://telsociety.co.uk/event/symposium-2016/
LOCATION:St John’s College\, St John's College\, Oxford\, Oxfordshire\, OX1 3JP\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Symposium
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20160519
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20160520
DTSTAMP:20260406T000113
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SUMMARY:81st Anniversary Commemorations
DESCRIPTION:To mark the 81st anniversary of Lawrence’s death on 19 May 1935\, the Society held a simple service during which flowers were laid on his grave in Moreton Cemetery. Around 20 people joined us at the cemetery\, where Society vice-chairman Alan Payne read a number of quotations\, by Lawrence and by his friends\, including Winston Churchill’s famous tribute: \n“I deem him one of the greatest beings alive in our time. I do not see his like elsewhere. I fear whatever our need we shall never see his like again. King George V wrote to his brother\, ‘His name will live in history’. That is true. It will live in English letters; it will live in the annals of war; it will live in the traditions of the Royal Air Force\, and in the legends of Arabia.” \nThanks to an enduring gift from an anonymous American benefactor\, significant dates in Lawrence’s life – his birth on 16 August 1888\, his death on 19 May 1935 and the taking of Damascus on 1 October 1918 – will henceforth be marked by the Society laying flowers on his grave. The Society is very grateful for this gift which will ensure that Lawrence’s great legacy continues to be remembered. \nLawrence Week at Clouds Hill\n\nFollowing the success of the inaugural Lawrence Week at Clouds Hill in 2015\, the National Trust held a second event this year\,\nmarking the centenary of the Arab Revolt\, and also celebrating Lawrence’s many journeys\, with a series of talks\, readings and a\ncycle trail around Dorset. \nSociety members were pleased once again to be able to play a leading role during the week; with Theresa Jenkins-Teague – also a Clouds Hill volunteer and a distant relation of Lawrence – even arranging for an authentic Bedouin tent to be shipped across from Jordan and erected outside the cottage. \nHighlight of the week\, however\, must surely have been the homecoming of UL 656 – Lawrence’s penultimate Brough Superior motorcycle\, known affectionately as George VI – which for the first time in decades appeared outside Clouds Hill cottage\, following its recent restoration by a master restorer. Around 12 other Brough Superior motorcycles were also on display. \nThanks must go to Alan Payne\, of the T. E. Lawrence Society and Brough Superior Club\, and Bob Burden\, of the Brough Superior Club\, for organising this tremendous event. \nLawrence Week was also celebrated at Wareham Library\, where an open day gave enthusiasts a chance to browse through some of the diverse material in its T. E. Lawrence Collection. Donated partly by the Society\, its collection of books\, press cuttings and other Lawrence-related material has grown in recent months with a number of gifts and bequests\, and is now almost fully catalogued. \nMeanwhile\, at Dorset County Museum\, a new play written by Clouds Hill volunteer Andy Munro – Lawrence of Wessex – pulled in a sell-out crowd on two nights.
URL:https://telsociety.co.uk/event/81st-anniversary-commemorations/
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SUMMARY:Following In The Footsteps Of Lawrence: Society Trip To Jordan
DESCRIPTION:At the beginning of March 2016\, an intrepid group of travellers from the T. E. Lawrence Society set off with expedition leader James Dyer\, a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society\, for a trek around Jordan in the footsteps of T. E. Lawrence. \nThe group stayed at traditional Bedouin camps and camped out in the open while following some of Lawrence’s route towards Aqaba. \nNo trouble at all was experienced in Jordan. Everyone found it peaceful and the Jordanian people lived up to their tradition of welcoming hospitality. \nThe scenery was amazing and the group enjoyed good weather. At every meal\, the plates overflowed. It was quite an experience and all the travellers felt that bit closer to Lawrence\, having followed part of his route\, roughing it as much as they could. \nThe fort at Aqaba\nWadi Rum\nOutside the ruins of the so-called Lawrence House at Wadi Rum
URL:https://telsociety.co.uk/event/following-in-the-footsteps-of-lawrence-society-trip-to-jordan/
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20160122
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20160123
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SUMMARY:The Man With The Gold: Exclusive Script Reading Of A New Lawrence Play
DESCRIPTION:Around 65 people joined the T. E. Lawrence Society at the Cockpit Theatre in London on Friday January 22 for a staged reading of Jan Woolf’s new play\, The Man with the Gold. \nThe reading was held to evaluate the script and give feedback to the playwright and director Philip Wilson. This objective was achieved partly through a Q&A session afterwards and an audience survey. \nThe play had its world premiere at the T. E. Lawrence Society’s Symposium at St John’s College\, Oxford on Friday September 23.
URL:https://telsociety.co.uk/event/the-man-with-the-gold-exclusive-script-reading-of-a-new-lawrence-play/
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20151015
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20151016
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SUMMARY:T. E. Lawrence In Yorkshire And Lincolnshire
DESCRIPTION:The tour – visiting Lawrence-related sites such as RAF Cranwell and the Ozone Hotel in Bridlington – was organised by committee member Andrew Wright and led by local historian Mike Wilson\, with Society member Nigel McMurray driving the minibus. \nWe thank them for their initiative and efforts in running such a successful event; and for the complimentary remarks from Society members who took part. \n 
URL:https://telsociety.co.uk/event/t-e-lawrence-in-yorkshire-and-lincolnshire/
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20150519
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20150520
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SUMMARY:80th Anniversary Commemorations
DESCRIPTION:The 80th anniversary of Lawrence’s death on May 19 1935 was marked with a series of commemorative events in Dorset and at his birthplace in Tremadog\, North Wales. \nLawrence Week at Clouds Hill\nAt Clouds Hill\, Lawrence’s cottage in Dorset\, the National Trust held its first ever Lawrence Week including a number of informative talks and guided walks\, culminating with a gathering of Brough Superior motorcycles outside the cottage. \nLawrence Week began at Max Gate\, the home of Thomas Hardy near Dorchester\, where T. E. Lawrence Society vice-chairman Alan Payne arrived on his own Brough Superior SS 80 to give a talk on Lawrence’s journeys. \nLater in the week\, six members of the Brough Superior Club arrived on their motorcycles at Clouds Hill. The gathering included the SS 100 that is reputed to be George IV\, which Lawrence owned during part of the time he lived here – still living within 20 miles of Clouds Hill. \nFor one of the National Trust’s keen team of volunteers at Clouds Hill\, the chance to get up close to George IV proved irresistible. \nFollowing the success of Lawrence Week\, the National Trust is considering making it an annual event. \nBovington Military Wives Choir\nAt the beautiful St Nicholas Church in Moreton\, where Lawrence’s funeral was held on May 21 1935\, the Bovington Military Wives Choir enchanted an audience with a selection of songs carefully chosen to reflect Lawrence’s life and interests. \nThe songs included I Dreamed a Dream and Castle on a Cloud from Les Miserables. \nAfter the concert\, dinner was served at the Moreton Tea Rooms. \nProceeds from the evening will go towards Moreton Village Hall and the Military Wives Choir Foundation Charity. \nMemorial services and laying of floral tributes\n\nOn May 19\, three services of commemoration\, including the laying of floral tributes\, were held by the Armed Forces at the scene of Lawrence’s fatal crash\, at the hospital where he died\, and at his graveside in the cemetery at Moreton. \nAfter the services\, a 1920 Rolls-Royce armoured car\, lent by the Tank Museum at Bovington\, drove in convoy with five Brough Superiors\, including George IV\, from the cemetery back to Clouds Hill. A most fitting tribute to Lawrence. \nMay we thank everyone who attended the events. To see BBC South’s coverage of the memorial services\, watch the video on our FACEBOOK page. \nPaying tribute to local Welsh heroes\nAt Lawrence’s birthplace – Snowdon Lodge\, in Tremadog\, North Wales – he was given the tribute of an RAF fly-past as part of the commemorations. \nThe owners of Snowdon Lodge\, Carl and Anja\, organised a number of commemorative events over two days. \nFalklands War veteran Simon Weston – another Welsh hero – unveiled a commemorative bench placed around a whitebeam tree presented to Snowdon Lodge by the T. E. Lawrence Society.\n \nThe figurative sculptor David Williams-Ellis displayed a maquette of his bronze sculpture of Lawrence which has been commissioned for Snowdon Lodge. \nThe commemorative events also featured Society member John Johnson-Allen who gave a talk about his forthcoming book\, T. E. Lawrence and the Red Sea Patrol\, which traces the pivotal role of the Royal Navy in the Arab Revolt.
URL:https://telsociety.co.uk/event/80th-anniversary-commemorations/
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