Upcoming events
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13/01/2024 12:30 - 13/01/2024 16:00
Join us for an afternoon at Strutts in Belper. A selection of material from the library will on on display and there will be series of short talks from members of the society describing their personal researches into the history and archaeology of the county.
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23/03/2024 14:00 - 23/03/2024 16:00
Speaker: Dr Richard Clark
On 15 January 1553 the government of Edward VI put in place arrangements to seize the goods of churches throughout England and Wales. It had ordered these goods to be listed by each parish in the summer of 1552. The seizures in Derbyshire took place in May 1553 as Edward VI's health began to decline and concerns about the royal succession grew. The talk will be based on the records, covering large parts of Derbyshire, which were produced to enable and administer these changes.
These were edited by the speaker and published by the Derbyshire Record Society as Church Goods in Derbyshire 1552-1553 in 2022. They complement the doctoral studies on the impact of the Reformation on the Deanery of Derby by the late Joan d'Arcy.
The Library will be open from 1.00pm and there will also be books for sale. A break for tea after the lecture will be followed by half an hour of short presentations on ‘Highlights from the Derbyshire Archaeology Society's Archive’.