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2019 Fall Events and Tours

Master John, Queen Mary I, 1544 ©National Portrait Gallery, London

England’s Forgotten Queen: The Life and Death of Lady Jane Grey

Paul Delaroche, The Execution of Lady Jane Grey, 1834 ©The National Gallery, London

Dr. Helen Castor, English Historian and BBC Broadcaster

Date:

Thursday, October 3 | 6:30 p.m.
Cash bar reception at 6:00 p.m. Dinner reservations are non-refundable.
FORMAL BUSINESS ATTIRE REQUIRED

Location:

The Union League of Philadelphia
140 South Broad Street

Tickets:

Reception and Lecture only:
$30 members; $40 non-members
Reception, Lecture, and Dinner:
$90 members and non-members

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Paul Delaroche, The Execution of Lady Jane Grey, 1834 ©The National Gallery, London

Prize Stallions and Beasts of Burden: The Horse and the English Country House

John E. Ferneley, Grooms and Horses at Calke Abbey ©National Trust Images

Dr. Oliver Cox, Heritage Engagement Fellow, Oxford

Date:

Monday, October 7 | 6:30 p.m.
Cash bar reception at 6:00 p.m. Dinner reservations are non-refundable.
FORMAL BUSINESS ATTIRE REQUIRED

Location:

The Union League of Philadelphia
140 South Broad Street

Tickets:

Reception and Lecture only:
$30 members; $40 non-members
Reception, Lecture, and Dinner:
$90 members and non-members

Read more
John E. Ferneley, Grooms and Horses at Calke Abbey ©National Trust Images

Kiftsgate Court Gardens: Three Generations of Women Gardeners

The Four-Squares & Terrace, Kiftsgate-Court-Gardens. ©Anne Chambers

Anne & Johnny Chambers, Owners of Kiftsgate

Date:

Monday, October 28 | 6:30 p.m.
Cash bar reception at 6:00 p.m. Dinner reservations are non-refundable.
FORMAL BUSINESS ATTIRE REQUIRED

Location:

The Union League of Philadelphia
140 South Broad Street

Tickets:

Reception and Lecture only:
$30 members; $40 non-members
Reception, Lecture, and Dinner:
$90 members and non-members

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The Four-Squares & Terrace, Kiftsgate-Court-Gardens. ©Anne Chambers

The Club: Johnson, Boswell, and the Friends Who Shaped an Age

Billingsgate. Thomas Pennant, Some Account of London (1805), extra-illustrated copy. Houghton Library, Harvard University.

Dr. Leo Damrosch, Professor and Author

Date:

Monday, November 4 | 6:30 p.m.
Cash bar reception at 6:00 p.m. Dinner reservations are non-refundable.
FORMAL BUSINESS ATTIRE REQUIRED

Location:

The Union League of Philadelphia
140 South Broad Street

Tickets:

Reception and Lecture only:
$30 members; $40 non-members
Reception, Lecture, and Dinner:
$90 members and non-members

Read More
Billingsgate. Thomas Pennant, Some Account of London (1805), extra-illustrated copy. Houghton Library, Harvard University.

Harlot or Housewife? 17th-Century Women at the English Royal Court

Barbara Villiers, Countess of Castlemaine and Duchess of Cleveland as a Shepherdess, after William Sherwin ©National Trust Images

Angus Haldane, Art Consultant

Date:

Monday, November 25 | 6:30 p.m
Cash bar reception at 6:00 p.m. Dinner reservations are non-refundable.
FORMAL BUSINESS ATTIRE REQUIRED

Location:

The Union League of Philadelphia
140 South Broad Street

Tickets:

Reception and Lecture only:
$30 members; $40 non-members
Reception, Lecture, and Dinner:
$90 members and non-members

Read more
Barbara Villiers, Countess of Castlemaine and Duchess of Cleveland as a Shepherdess, after William Sherwin ©National Trust Images
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