In the morning we will visit the National Army Museum which is the British Army’s central museum, adjacent to the Royal Hospital Chelsea, the home of the “Chelsea Pensioners”. This will not be a guided tour. In the afternoon we will go to the Chelsea Physic Garden during the Snowdrop week. In between, we will […]
Architecture specialist, David Thompson, will lead a tour of Christopher Wren's masterpiece, St Paul’s Cathedral. Built over 35 years between 1675 and 1710 under the jurisdiction of five monarchs, Wren saw the great church through to completion. English Baroque in style, we will consider how it is engineered and decorated as we tour both exterior […]
POSTPONED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE When: 13.00-14.00 on Tuesday 24 March 2020 Where: Mayhew Theatre, King Charles Street Historian, Professor Piers Ludlow, London School of Economics, will talk about the UK's pre-1973 experience of dealing with the EC in the context of the present negotiations with the EU. Hosted by FCO Association. Attendance open to all FCO […]
Due to the Coronavirus crisis, Bletchley Park is temporarily closed and this visit has been postponed. We will reinstate it as soon as it’s possible, and safe, to do so. Visits to Bletchley Park are always popular, our last was in 2017, and at the request of members we have arranged a repeat visit, on Thursday 7 May. We […]
Due to the Coronavirus crisis, Bank of England museum is temporarily closed and this visit has been postponed. We will reinstate it as soon as it’s possible, and safe, to do so. A visit has been arranged for Friday 17 July 2020 to the Bank of England for a Bank of England, Past and Present presentation. […]
Due to the Coronavirus crisis, Spencer house is temporarily closed and this visit has been postponed. We will reinstate it as soon as it’s possible, and safe, to do so. Spencer House Situated in St James's Place, it was commissioned in 1756 by John the Ist Earl Spencer who required a large townhouse to […]
FCOA is organising an Online Interview with Sir Peter Westmacott They Call It Diplomacy on 21 April 2021 from 11.00 am - 12.00 pm on ZOOM At 11.00 am on 21 April Giles Portman, the FCDO’s Director Europe, will interview online Sir Peter Westmacott – former ambassador to Turkey, France and to the United States […]
FCOA Virtual lecture by Professor Philippe Sands QC From Nuremberg to Ecocide on 11 May 2021 from 11.00 am - 12.00 pm on ZOOM On Tuesday 11 May at 11.00 am Philippe Sands QC, Professor of Law at University College London, practising barrister at Matrix Chambers, frequently appearing as counsel before international courts and tribunals, as well as sitting […]
FCOA is organising an online talk by Christina Lamb Our Bodies, Their Battlefield: War through the eyes of women on Wednesday 26th May from 11.00 - 12.00 on ZOOM Acclaimed journalist Christina Lamb, one of Britain’s leading foreign correspondents, will deliver a heart-wrenching study of the use of rape as a weapon of war. Interweaving the harrowing testimonies […]
The visit to the Queen’s Gallery on Thursday 27 May at 11 am to see the Treasures of the Buckingham Palace is the first FCOA London event since 30 January 2020. This exhibition brings together some of the most important paintings in the Royal Collection from the Picture Gallery at Buckingham Palace. Artists represented in […]
