Online Talk: War, Faith, and the Political Genius of Benjamin Franklin

Join us online for a talk by historian Brady Crytzer, where he will detail how in 1756, Benjamin Franklin’s skills in diplomacy helped to yield a compromise Pennsylvania’s Quaker pacifists and the imperial regime that demanded a provincial militia to support North American efforts. In many ways, it’s his first great political achievement.

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An Evening with Historian George Boudreau

 

 

Join us as we host our friend George Boudreau, who will deliver a talk entitled “A Glimpse of Franklin on the Cusp: Unraveling an Often Forgotten Image of Franklin at Craven Street”. Focusing on Franklin in portraiture, the talk will fittingly take place in Franklin’s Craven Street parlour!

Talk only : £5

Tour + Talk: £15*

*The House tour will begin at 4:30pm

 

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Colour and Paint in the Smaller 18th-century Town House with Patrick Baty

6pm

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Join us either in person or online as Patrick Baty talks us through his long career of conserving some of England’s most remarkable historic homes, including his process of restoring the original ‘Franklin green’ color to the wooden-panelled walls of Benjamin Franklin House!