Weekend Conference 2013

Reading and Writing in Warwickshire's Past - a weekend conference organised by the Dugdale Society with the support of the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust and in association with the Printing Historical Society. Saturday and Sunday, 14th and 15th September 2013 at the Shakespeare Centre, Henley Street, Stratford-upon-Avon.

The conference celebrates the history of reading books, writing and printing in Warwickshire over five centuries. The speakers will be concerned with both readers and writers, and will deal with the production, sale, distribution and consumption of books, pamphlets, newspapers and other forms of writing. Speakers will address such questions as: How did the reading public change over the centruries? Were the people of Warwickshire changed by their reading? How were writers influenced by their local environment and the recepiton of their works? What was Warwickshire's importance as a centre for printing and publishing. To find out more about speakers, costs and how to book please email the secretary.

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Latest Publication

The latest volume published by the Dugdale Society is the Household Account Book of Sir Thomas Puckering of Warwick, 1620, edited by Mark Merry and Catherine Richardson, price £30 plus p&p. Further information on the publication can be found on our Main Volumes page and information on how to order can be found here.

William Dugdale, Historian, 1605-86 - His Life, His Writings and His County

Edited by Christopher Dyer and Catherine Richardson Published by Boydell and Brewer £50.00 (plus postage and packing) A limited number of copies of this book are still available. Please email the secretary to find out how to obtain a copy. The book is based on the papers presented to the Society’s conference in 2006, which marked the 350th anniversary of the publication of the Antiquities of Warwickshire. The book is a hardback, containing 300 pages and 55 illustrations. The publishers are well known for the high quality of their design and production. (see more)