Lectures
Please get in touch if you would like to book me for a lecture. I have lectured to large and small audiences near and far away. My talks are well illustrated and I can make sure the talk is relevant to your geographical area if you prefer.
Upcoming lectures:
Saturday 25th November 2023 - 11am, 'Protection Marks' talk - Muchelney Abbey, Somerset.
Past lectures:
Friday 13th October, 2023 - Talk on Magical House Protection, Tanners, Bridgenorth, 7pm.
Saturday 9th September, 2023 - Talk on Protection Marks, Towneley Hall, Burnley, Lancashire, 2pm.
Friday 11th August, 2023 - 7pm, 'Protection Marks in Worcestershire and Beyond', at The Almonry Museum, Evesham.
Wednesday 19th July, 2023 - 7pm, Witch-Bottles: New Evidence and New Ideas, online lecture for Treadwells, tickets here.
Wednesday 10th May, 2023 - Staff event at Tanners, Shrewsbury.
Saturday 15th April 2023 - Hidden Charms 4, National Centre for Early Music, York.
Sunday 2nd April 2023 - Weird Weekend North 2023, Warrington.
Friday 31st March 2023 - Toolbox talk for contractors, Towneley Hall, Burnley.
Wednesday 22nd Feb, 2023 - for University College Cork students, online.
Saturday 21st January 2023 - 'Protection Marks' talk - Muchelney Abbey, Somerset.
Thursday 19th January 2023 - Talk on Magical House Protection, Tanners, Shrewsbury.
Monday 31st October 2022 - Dried Cats & Other Concealed Objects, Dinefwr - National Trust, Wales.
Thursday 8th September 2022 - Last Tuesday Society, online lecture on Witch-Bottles.
Saturday 3rd September 2022 - Talk on Magical House Protection + guided walk up Pershore Abbey Tower. St Andrew's Parish Hall, WR10 1DW.
Saturday 27th August 2022 - Centre for Folklore Myth & Magic, Todmorden.
Thursday 18th August 2022 - ASSAP Webinar, online lecture on Horse Skulls.
Saturday 30th July 2022 - Blackthorn Border Morris Folk Festival, Yarcle Cyder Co., Grove Farm, Yarkhill, Herefordshire, HR8 2TY.
Thursday 7th July 2022 - Last Tuesday Society, online lecture on Magical Protection Marks. Watch here.
Thursday 25th November 2021 - Last Tuesday Society, online lecture. Tickets here & view recording
Saturday 20th November 2021 - Worcester Archaeology Day, The Hive, Worcester.
Thursday 11th November 2021 - ASSAP webinar.
Saturday 2nd October 2021 - Hidden Charms 3, St Mary's, Chester.
Thursday 23rd September 2021 - Concealed Objects in Churches, part of the Churches Conservation Trust lunchtime lecture series.
Thursday 24th June 2021 - Protection Marks, part of the Churches Conservation Trust lunchtime lecture series. watch the lecture here.
Monday 7th December 2020 - 'Putting Magic in its Place' symposium, Keble College, Oxford. In collaboration with English Heritage.
Friday 15th May 2020 - Online lecture for the Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings.
Thursday 23rd April 2020 - Webinar for Churches Conservation Trust staff - not open to the public.
Saturday 18th April 2020 - Apotropaios lecture via Zoom.
Thursday 20th February 2020 - Dept Archaeology & Heritage Studies, School of Culture & Society, Aarhus University,
Denmark.
Sunday 24th November 2019 - Event at Scottish Storytelling Centre, Edinburgh.
Saturday 23rd November 2019 - Haunted Landscape at Conway Hall, London.
Wednesday 20th November 2019 - Lecture for A-level students at BMET in Sutton Coldfield.
Thursday 31st October 2019 - Short graffiti tours at Spetchley Church, Worcs for the Churches Conservation Trust.
Saturday 19th October 2019 - 'Witch - History & Legacy' event in Todmorden, West Yorkshire.
Friday 13th September 2019 - Oswestry and Border History & Archaeology Group.
Saturday 14th September 2019 - Pentre, Bronygarth. Heritage Open Day.
Sunday 30th June 2019 - Book Launch Event with lecture and Pershore Abbey Tower Tour.
Wednesday 10th April 2019 - The Henry Moore Institute, Leeds.
Saturday 1st December 2018 - Museum of Witchcraft & Magic, Boscastle, Cornwall, for the Friends AGM.
Saturday 13th October 2018 - Heritage Eastbourne, Town Hall, Eastbourne, East Sussex. Autumn Series.
Sunday 17th June 2018 - Friends of Kenwood, Kenwood House, London.
Thursday 7th June 2018 - International Conference: European Values in National Heritage, Palace of Culture in Iasi, Romania.
Saturday 21st April 2018 - Hidden Charms 2 conference, Medieval Hall, Cathedral Close, Salisbury.
Thursday 26th October 2017 - Knole, NT, Kent.
Tuesday 27th June 2017 - Live webinar for the Ancient Origins website.
Friday 7th April 2017 - Tewkesbury School. For A-level students studying the history of witchcraft. Not open to the public.
Saturday 18th February 2017 - Lauderdale House, Highgate, London.
Saturday 2nd April 2016 - Hidden Charms Conference, Town Close Auditorium, Norwich Castle.
Friday 30th October 2015 - Institute for Historic Buildings Conservation, Long Crendon.
Thursday 29th October 2015 - Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings (SPAB), London.
Saturday 18th May 2013 - Museum of Witchcraft, Boscastle, Cornwall.
There have been many other lectures prior to this date...
Please get in touch if you're interested in booking me for a talk - brian@apotropaios.co.uk