St John Historical Society – programme 2012

Thursday 22nd March

The Annual General Meeting

Thursday 19th April

The Search for the Defensive System of the Knights in the Dodecanese
(Part 11: Leros, Kalymnos, Kos and Bodrum)
Speaker: Michael Heslop

Wednesday 23rd May

The Cloistered City
Guided Walk led by David Evans

Wednesday 19th September

The Order of Malta: a contemporary portrait
Speaker: Paul Gwilliam

Thursday 18th October

The Ceremonial Swords of St John
Speaker: Dr Harry Oxer

Wednesday 21st November

The Crusades and the Origins of Heraldry
Speaker: Dr Paul Fox

December

No Meeting

St John Historical Society

The St John Historical was founded in 1981 to study the history of the Order of St John and of the other military orders and related topics.

There are no formal qualifications for membership, other than an interest in the subject.

The Society holds monthly meetings, usually at St John's Gate, Clerkenwell. Meetings begin at 7pm.

Download the 2012 program (66KB - PDF)

Excursions to sites of interest are usually arranged for the summer months. Overseas visits have been made to the Netherlands, Switzerland, Malta and the Dordogne.

Annual Proceedings are published by the Society, so that members who are unable to attend meetings in London may have the information given in the lectures. A news-sheet of general interest is circulated to members several times each year.

Guests are welcome to attend their first lecture on a drop-in basis. Subsequently, we invite you to become a member of the Society.

Current subscriptions per annum

  • Single £12, double at the same address £18
  • If joining after June, pay half annual rate.

Membership

Membership forms can be obtained at St John’s Gate or download our application for membership form.

Download application for membership form (35KB - PDF)