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A Historical Society Talk will take place on 12 November 2026 at The Riverside Centre in Newport. Dr Angela McShane from Warwick University will discuss the role of popular music in remembering the Isle of Wight's Royal Exiles, with the event open to visitors for a fee.

<span data-olk-copy-source=MessageBody>Thursday, 12th November 2026 **<strong>Note earlier start time**</strong>Doors open 5.15pm Lecture 5.30-7pm. Talks free to Associate branch members, National HA members and Students, visitors £3.</span> <strong>From Resignation to Resistance: the Role of Popular Music in Remembering and Revering the Isle of Wight's Royal Exiles. </strong> <em>Dr Angela McShane, Warwick University</em> Dr Angela McShane is Honorary Reader in History at the University of Warwick. A social and cultural historian, she is researching the political world of the broadside ballad, the cultural history of intoxicants, and the material culture of the everyday. Her talk will explore the role of the ballad in the particular context of the Islands historic role holding captive Charles I, alongside his daughter Princess Elizabeth, during the English Civil War.

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Historical Society Talk takes place on Thursday, 12 November 2026 at 17:15.

Historical Society Talk is held at The Riverside Centre in Newport (The Quay).

Tickets for Historical Society Talk can be booked via theriversidecentre.org.uk using the "Check Tickets & Live Prices" button on this page, which opens the official booking site in a new tab.