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Professor Mary Beard addresses 'Who owns the past?' An Octavia Hill Lecture with the National Trust

Join guest speaker, Professor Mary Beard, a leading classicist, historian, author and broadcaster, as she focuses on the historic houses and collections in the care of the National Trust. This is the second annual Octavia Hill Lecture from the National Trust, in collaboration with Times Radio. Professor Beard asks ‘Who owns the past?’ She examines what the past is for, how we can learn from and challenge it, and how we can bring it to life. Throughout her lecture, Professor Beard considers issues of authenticity and ownership and questions who makes the decisions about collection displays. She looks at how the past is reconstructed and how it's discussed and presented. Professor Beard uses the National Trust and the historic houses in our care as a gateway to speak on wider debates around history, heritage and ownership, and to shed a light on what the past says about society and the wider world. The histories, people and artefacts explored in this talk are drawn from a variety of the places in our care, including Dyrham Park in Gloucestershire, Wimpole in Cambridgeshire and The Children’s Country House at Sudbury in Derbyshire. This lecture was recorded in front of a live audience on 19 March 2024 at The Royal Society, London, UK. We’re working in collaboration with Times Radio to bring history to everyone. Times Radio provides intelligent and thought-provoking live coverage of news, politics and culture. Together, through this series of annual lectures, respected voices and commentators lead us in reflecting on nature, beauty and history. For more information about Times Radio, you can find it on their website. Selective Bibliography for ‘Who owns the past?’ recommended by Professor Mary Beard as follows, or visit https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/disc... Jennifer Jenkins and Patrick James, From Acorn to Oak Tree: Growth of the National Trust, 1895-1994 John Gaze and Len Clark, Figures in a Landscape: History of the National Trust Paula Weidegger, Gilding the Acorn: Behind the Facade of the National Trust R. Fedden, The Continuing Purpose: A History of the National Trust, its Aims and Work Merlin Waterson, The National Trust: The First Hundred Years Howard Newby (ed), The National Trust: the next hundred years More specialised and academic contributions include: Elizabeth Baigent and Ben Clarke (eds), Octavia Hill, social activism and the remaking of British society Melanie Hall, ‘The Politics of Collecting: the early aspirations of the National Trust, 1883-1913’, Transactions of the Royal Historical Society 13 (2003), 345-57 Gillian Darley, Octavia Hill: a life C. R. Ashbee and the Guild of Handicraft (Cheltenham Art Gallery) Patrick Wright, A Journey through Ruins Patrick Wright, On Living in an Old County Peter Mandler, The Fall and Rise of the Stately Home Polly Bagnall and Sally Beck, Ferguson's Gang: The Remarkable Story of the National Trust Gangsters Anna Hutton-North, Ferguson's Gang - The Maidens behind the Masks Adrian Tinniswood, A History of Country House Visiting Stephanie Barczewski, Country Houses and the British Empire, 1700-1930 Important ‘primary’ texts include: Clough Williams-Ellis, On Trust For The Nation C. R. Ashbee, American Sheaves & English Seed Corn: Being a Series of Addresses Mainly Delivered in the United States, 1900-1901. G. M. Trevelyan, Must England's Beauty Perish?: A Plea on Behalf of the National Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty Lord Montagu of Beaulieu, The Gilt and the Gingerbread We protect and care for places so people and nature can thrive. Everyone can get involved, everyone can make a difference. Nature, beauty, history. For everyone, for ever. You can donate to us at https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/donate Find things to do near you: https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/sear... Like us on Facebook:   / nationaltrust   Follow us on Instagram:   / nationaltrust   Follow us on Twitter:   / nationaltrust   https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/donate