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Type Family fun
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Date and Times Saturday 26 April 2025 | 11.00am - 12.30pm
Prices Free | Family Members only

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Join children's author Iszi Lawrence as we explore the world of her third book: Blackbeard's Treasure.

Blackbeard’s Treasure features the real pirates and the terrible history of the Golden Age of Piracy in the early 18th century. From the heroic pirate Henry Avery to the pirate hunter Woodes Rogers, find out what these pirates were really like and why they did what they did to survive.

Blackbeard’s Treasure is about trying to be good, when it is impossible to be good! 

This event is recommended for ages 8+ and there will be an opportunity for Members to purchase a copy of the book and get it signed after the talk. 

Meet the author

Iszi Lawrence is a writer, comedian, podcaster and history presenter.

She has performed bespoke history shows at events for The British Science Festival, Dulwich Picture Gallery, The British Museum, Royal Society, Ashmolean Museum and more. She has spoken at numerous events and has hosted the Conway Hall Ethical Gala and The Museum and Heritage Awards 2022 and 2023.

Iszi was part of the Perrier Award-winning Best Newcomer show in 2004 and regularly performs stand up comedy around Europe on the comedy circuit.

Her third novel Blackbeard’s Treasure was Blackwell’s Children’s Book of the Month in January 2023. Iszi visits schools and runs history and historical fiction workshops for Key Stage 2 and 3 students.

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Image credit: Blackbeard's Treasure cover from Bloomsbury Publishing Plc