Join us for fun competition events in NYC from Saturday, April 26 to Monday, April 28, 2025. Come celebrate the achievements of our 2025 Branch Champions. Find out more >

Sponsored by the ESU Charleston Branch.Queen Victoria (1819-1901) is one of the best loved monarchs. Her reign of 63 years and 216 days, which was longer than those of any of her predecessors, constituted the Victorian era. The British Empire reached its peak during her rule. Almost within touching distance of our own time, her story […]

ESU members and Friends of ESU are invited to experience an iconic journey on Queen Mary 2 with Cunard Cruise Lines. This is an ocean journey unlike any other. A chance to escape the real world and indulge in life’s greatest pleasures. This westbound seven-night cruise departs Southampton, England on June 6 and arrives in […]

Join us for New York City Week, a dynamic celebration of culture, history, and community in partnership with the ESU’s Andrew Romay Center for New Immigrants (ARNIC). This exciting lineup of events includes, the Big Onion Walking Tour, an Immigrant Programs Luncheon, the ARNIC Graduation, and Operation Mincemeat: A New Musical. June 11, 2025 – Immigrant Programs Luncheon – A […]

Love’s Labour’s Lost is one of Shakespeare’s most popular and endearing comedies. Taking an oath to isolate themselves from the oh-so-trivial distractions of women and LOVE, four men think that a focus on study, self-improvement and celibacy is the key to personal success. But when a Princess and her three companions arrive, the allure of […]

The English-Speaking Union In Partnership with Sea Cloud Cruises Presents2025 National Patron Tour Nelson on Shore and at Sea: A Life of the British AdmiralWith Author and Lecturer Flora FraserJuly 6-14, 2025Naples to MaltaSet sail on an extraordinary journey through history aboard the magnificent Sea Cloud Spirit, retracing the footsteps of one of Britain’s greatest […]

ESU members and guests are invited to a special lecture program hosted by the International Relations Council (IRC). This luncheon welcomes guest speaker Ambassador Joseph Manso (Ret.), former Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Bureau of International Organization Affairs with the U.S. Department of State. This program is part of IRC’s Berkley Lecture Series. IRC welcomes […]

Saturday, August 9, 2025 • 10:30 am 2:30 pm seating SOLD OUT You are cordially invited to attend one of our biggest social gatherings of the year—A tea to celebrate King Charles III’s upcoming 77th birthday on November 14. This will be an ESU Tea Party fit for a King! Our tea party will include a […]