Jackie Morgan
Speaker Topics
History
Locations Covered
East Midlands
Fees
<£75
Availability
Short Notice, 1 Month Minimum, 3 Month Minimum
Profile Bio
I graduated in History at Birmingham University 40 years ago, 30+ years teaching History, a founder member of the Mid Trent Historical Association.
I was the Advisory Teacher for History for Derbyshire and I have worked with the BBC to produce educational materials. I have been a Headteacher in two secondary schools and a magistrate for almost 30 years.
I am an experienced speaker to groups of all ages and have recently become an Enrichment Speaker for premium American cruise lines.
My talks cover such wide ranging topics as Genghis Khan, 19C Europe, 16C and 17C England, Victorian Reformers, The Ottoman Empire and South America destination talks.
Talk Description
Genghis Khan and the Mongolian Empire
Genghis Khan and the Mongolian Empire – how a war lord from “ the people of the felt houses” launched a mission that led to the largest land empire in history – an empire which changed the world and whose repercussions are still being seen today.
Other Talks
Between the Wars – how the world got from peace in 1918 to war in 1939
The Peoples of the Book – (not religious) - the story of how Judaism, Christianity and Islam are inter-linked, how the faiths developed, how their followers have treated each other through history and where they “stand” today.
Elizabethan Portraiture – the hidden messages in the paintings of Elizabeth I
The Wisest Fool in Christendom – a look at the reputation of James I – the king who was almost blown up, who executed Sir Walter Raleigh, whose tongue was too big for his mouth whilst his King James Bible is still the most used version and some of Shakespeare’s greatest plays were written to be peformed for him etc etc
Why Charles III cannot enter the Commons – how did things go so badly wrong for Charles I and did Cromwell do any better?… the legacy of the conflict between King and Parliament.
Besant, Bradlaugh and Butler – three Victorian reformers whose campaigns around sex, workers’ lives and the role of religion changed Victorian society and still impact on us today.
Emperor Franz Joseph I and the decline of the Habsburg dynasty ( 1848-1916)– a 68 year long reign which witnessed family tragedies on the grand scale – scandals, assassinations, madness, murder, suicide, executions, – all set against the background of a rapidly changing Europe and ending with a world war.
The Imperial Adventurers… the “ spare” brother of an Emperor and his ambitious wife who decided to leave their royal duties in Europe to take up an elevated position in Mexico. He lost his life and she lost her mind… meet Archduke Maximilian and the woman immortalized by Bette Davis as “Mad Carlotta”
When the Parisians Ate the Zoo - how the power couple of the 19C ( Emperor Napoleon III and Empress Eugenie) impacted on the City of Light and Haute Couture, then how Napoleon’s desire for glory enabled Germany to become a nation state, why balloon post became a “thing”, why the animals ended up on the menu and the tragedy of the Paris Commune.
Leopold II and the African Holocaust – the forgotten story of “the most hated man in Europe”- a monarch whose greed for money and slave empire (decades after its abolition elsewhere) cost the lives of millions of Africans.
Kublai Khan – how the grandson of Genghis Khan became the richest, most powerful man on the planet and the impact of his reign today.
Istanbul and the Ottoman Empire
