Talent Profile

Talent Biography

Ian Hamlin has a degree in Psychology and English Literature, is a qualified tour guide and teacher. He spent almost 2 decades in the art world, studying and presenting on a wide variety of styles, mediums and artists. An amateur, yet avid, historian with a keen interest in local political histories and interesting stories. Born in South Africa, over twenty years wokingon ships in different capacities and currelty residing in the Czech Republic.

Show Description

Talk 1: History through the Ages: How Western Europe has been Shaped - Starting with the great sea-faring nations to land conquests, this talk will cover how invasion and warfare shaped the Mediterranean to what we see now. From 600BC to the creation of NATO, from Vikings to Napoleon, Alexander the Great to the Spanish Armada, this talk will entertain while giving a concise overview of the most profound events in this part of the world.

Talk 2: Rome Through the Ages: How modern Italy has arrived to where we know it. - One of the richest regions in Europe, not just with food and Wine but also with History. Helping shape the Modern world into what it is today. Join us in this comprehensive overview, from Ancient Rome to the sacking of Naples by Napoleon, the fall of the Empire to the modern incorporation of Italy as a whole, this entertaining journey into history will appeal to the whole family.