Symbolised by the Phoenix, a bird of myth and legend, this talk focuses on the three Empresses who lived in the Forbidden City from the 18th century to the end of the Empire in 1911.
THE ARTS SOCIETY ACCREDITED LECTURER

Ms Anne Haworth
After studying Modern History at Durham University, she trained and became a senior specialist in ceramics at the head offices in London of Bonhams (1981-1986) and Christie's (1987-1995). From 1995 to 2002, she was resident in Shanghai, China and gave lectures on the history of the China trade and European Chinoiserie to the international community of diplomats and expatriates in Shanghai and Beijing. On returning to London in 2002, she worked on a short project cataloguing Chinese ceramics at Kensington Palace and became Hon Membership Secretary and Treasurer of the French Porcelain Society.
OTHER EVENTS
Canterbury Christchurch University
Hugenots fled to the UK to avoid persecution. Learn how their work and culture has been absorbed into the British culture
Look at the landscape of crafts today (ONLINE)