Remembering La Transicion

Posted by Jonny hough
On March 30, 2017

BritishSpanish Society event in Madrid by our social affairs correspondent Remembering Spain’s Transition to Democracy in film and comment was the theme of the BritishSpanish Society’s latest encounter with its supporters in Madrid on March 28th. A full-house registered for the showing for the first time in Spain of a British TV documentary made in […]

El ejemplo de Churchill by Jimmy Burns

Posted by Jonny hough
On March 23, 2017

A pocos pasos del terrorismo que ayer sacudió la ciudad de Londres esta una estatua de Winston Churchill, corpulento en su abrigo de trinchera, y con una mirada enfocada y resuelta, toda una imagen de un pueblo que ha conocido y sobrevivido, con orgullo y victorioso , momentos más amenazadores de su historia. En el […]

Isabella of Castile by Giles Tremlett, a literary experience

Posted by Jonny hough
On March 17, 2017

This is the extraordinary new biography of one of the most powerful women in history. In 1474 , writes Jimmy Burns, Isabella claimed the throne of Castilla in a country divided by political factionalism, riddled with corruption, and facing the challenge of Muslim occupation and the treat of invasion by foreign powers. By the time […]

HE the Spanish Ambassador Sr. Carlos Bastarreche

Posted by Jonny hough
On March 14, 2017

Enhorabuena new Spanish ambassador to UK Carlos Bastarreche who today presented his credentials to her Majesty Queen Elizabeth. He is profiled in next issue of La Revista.

La misteriosa señora Taylor, la mujer que convirtió Embassy en un nido de espías. Jimmy Burns Marañón

Posted by Jonny hough
On March 12, 2017

Margarita Kearney Taylor fundó el salón de té en 1931 -hoy, a punto de cerrar sus puertas- y muy pronto se convirtió en punto de enlace entre diplomáticos y refugiados británicos. James Burns, amigo de su familia, recuerda para EL ESPAÑOL los momentos críticos en la vida clandestina de la mujer: “La memoria está amenazada”. […]

Spanish Masters in the Heart of London

Posted by Jonny hough
On March 7, 2017

A crisp Spring early afternoon sun casting its rays across Trafalgar Square provided the perfect prologue to the British Spanish Society’s latest exclusive visit to the National Gallery. Guided by lecturer Paul Pickering, of the BSS’s Executive Council, a group of members and friends in early March were taken on a memorable tour of works […]

Brexit Tertulia at Boqueria by our social affairs correspondent

Posted by Jonny hough
On December 5, 2016

Delicious tapas and wine in a warm basement of the lively Spanish restaurant Boqueria in Acre Lane, south London on November 30th proved a perfect setting for an extended discussion about Brexit stimulated by the lawyer, media expert, and European campaigner Peter Wilding. The founder of British Influence, a campaign group to keep Britain in […]

Vuelve a casa por Navidad

Posted by Jonny hough
On November 28, 2016

La BSS desea contar una iniciativa de la Fundación Vuelve a Casa – El Almendro. Una oportunidad para todos aquellos que estáis fuera de España ¿Queréis saber qué es? Atentos al siguiente ▶ vídeo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HXwdRLolJH4 Como habéis visto, por segundo año consecutivo la Fundación lanza el concurso “Vuelve a Casa por Navidad”, con el objetivo […]

Chairman Jimmy Burns’s address to Annual General Meeting at the Luis Vives Room, Spanish Embassy, London November 15th 2016

Posted by Jonny hough
On November 17, 2016

As the Chairman of the BritishSpanish Society, it is a great pleasure to have you here at our Annual General Meeting and thankyou so much for coming. As a UK British registered charity , myself and my board of Trustees and our Executive Council members do not take our responsibility and accountability lightly and this […]

BritishSpanish Society, University of Wales Press and Iberian and Latin American Studies Series Prize application closing date extended until 30 November 2016

Posted by Jonny hough
On November 10, 2016

Closing date extended until 30th November 2016. The BritishSpanish Society, in association with the University of Wales Press and Iberian and Latin American Studies Series, is pleased to announce this new award aiming to support research in Hispanic Studies and to provide a channel among researchers, academia and the Society. This is a unique opportunity for researchers to win a prestigious prize and for […]

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Remembering La Transicion

El ejemplo de Churchill by Jimmy Burns

Isabella of Castile by Giles Tremlett, a literary experience

HE the Spanish Ambassador Sr. Carlos Bastarreche

La misteriosa señora Taylor, la mujer que convirtió Embassy en un nido de espías. Jimmy Burns Marañón

Spanish Masters in the Heart of London

Brexit Tertulia at Boqueria by our social affairs correspondent

Vuelve a casa por Navidad

Chairman Jimmy Burns’s address to Annual General Meeting at the Luis Vives Room, Spanish Embassy, London November 15th 2016

BritishSpanish Society, University of Wales Press and Iberian and Latin American Studies Series Prize application closing date extended until 30 November 2016

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