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# Lunar Lecture series to continue with talk in Lichfield
- URL: https://lichfieldlive.co.uk/lunar-lecture-series-to-continue-with-talk-in-lichfield/
- Published: 2025-04-01T06:03:00.000Z
- Updated: 2025-03-31T08:38:57.000Z
- Description: The Lunar Lecture series will continue with a talk at Erasmus Darwin House.
- Author: Lichfield Live
- Tags: Heritage, What's On, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-07-22 18:49, News

THE Lunar Lecture series will continue with a talk at Erasmus Darwin House.

Prof Jonathan Powers will discuss The Rediscovery of Lucy Hardcastle from 7pm to 8pm on 16th April.

A spokesperson said:

> “In 1864, Charles Darwin wrote to his friend Joseph Hooker that he suspected the widow of their former colleague Dr Francis Booth was an illegitimate granddaughter of Erasmus.  
>  
> “Recent research has demonstrated this is completely wrong, but the story about the genuine Lucy Hardcastle which emerges is interesting in its own right.”

Tickets are £10 and can be booked at [erasmusdarwin.org](http://erasmusdarwin.org/?ref=lichfieldlive.co.uk).