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Cambridge Festival Open Afternoon

Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College Churchill College, Cambridge

Home to over 600 collections on the history of modern Britain, the Archives Centre opens its doors for an open day as part of the Cambridge Festival. The Archives Centre looks after the papers of politicians, civil servants, social scientists, campaigners, journalists, military leaders, and scientists. Visit our reading rooms to see archival treasures from […]

The Master’s Book Club

Professor Sharon Peacock FMedSci CBE in conversation with Mr Allen Packwood & Lord Richard Dannatt, authors of ‘Churchill’s D-Day: The Inside Story’

“The Case for Gas”: National Energy Transition in Postwar Britain

Sixties Room Churchill College, Cambridge

Free talk by Dr Kathy Davies Until the late 1960s, Britain powered its homes, industries, and empire with coal. Coal consumption reached its peak in the postwar period, but by the end of the century, the national energy landscape had dramatically changed. Over 90% of households used gas-fired systems and Britain was a net exporter […]