Madame Tussaud was buried in Wargrave? – traps for the unwary!
Not everything seen in print can be relied upon to be historically accurate. Using examples from research into various local history topics, explore some of the coincidences and traps that unwary historians may encounter. The Tussaud grave in Wargrave is just one such.
The aim of the talk is to show how historians can easily fall into traps, and come to misleading conclusions.
Free parking.
Free entry for members, non-members are asked to make a £5 donation towards costs.
Image: A Portrait Study by John T. Tussaud, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Date
- Thu 25 Sep 2025
Time
Doors open at 19:45- 19:45 - 21:00
Tickets
- £5.00
Location
- The Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter-day Saints, 280 The Meadway, Tilehurst, Reading, RG30 4PE, Berkshire
Organiser
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Reading Branch - Berkshire FHS
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Email
reading@berksfhs.org.uk
Speaker
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Peter DelaneyAlthough originally from Dorset, Peter came to Berkshire to teach in Wargrave in 1970, and has lived in his present house in the village since 1981. He began researching aspects of village history in 1975, and when the Wargrave Local History Society was formed in 1981, became its first deputy chairman, subsequently serving as chairman, and from 1992 onwards has been the society’s secretary. He wrote on aspects of village history for The Book of Wargrave and The Second Book of
Wargrave, being editor for the latter, and was joint author for the Illustrated Book of Wargrave.Among his other interests, he is a Trustee for the Thames Valley and Great Western Omnibus Trust, where he leads the specialist Berkshire based archive team.