Events
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Gloucester’s Winter Warmer Digital Festival….
“Princes”, Chris Packham, Dan Snow, David Olusoga, Dom Joly, Gloucester History Trust, Gloucester UK, Greg Jenner, Mark Gatiss, Michael Wood, Natalie Haynes, Philippa Langley, Queen Elizabeth II, Richard III, sathnam sanghera, Susie Dent, Tom Kerridge, William Dalrymple, Winter Warmer Digital Festival“….The Gloucester History Trust is launching a new digital festival starring Britain’s leading historians, broadcasters and authors to keep fans entertained through the coldest months of the year….The Winter Warmer Digital Festival features 50 online events from the popular Blackfriars Talks with guests including A House Through Time presenter David Olusoga, top historian Michael Wood,…
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… will take place at Weald Hall near Brentwood, which dates from c.1540. It was demolished in 1953 after wartime damage and now forms a Country Park. This news was heavily featured on Look East last Monday. By Super Blue
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There are to be free walks around the Tewkesbury Battlefield, starting on Thursday, 1 August 2024. See here Walk Dates — Tewkesbury Battlefield Society “….The walks last approximately 2 hours and are free, although donations to the Society are welcome. Just turn up and walk, dogs on leads welcome. The walk starts at the short…
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Here we have a Yahoo article about Athelstan, the grandson of Alfred who united England at the battle of Brunaburh, who was buried at Malmesbury Abbey. There will be a dig, by Cotswold Archeology, at the site on 6th and 7th of July, in the run-up to the 1100th anniversary of his accession later that…
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We don’t always learn in time about events that are of interest to our readers, but here’s one that will take place on 25 January 2025! If you go to this link Women of the Wars of the Roses – A Day of Short Talks at Southwark Cathedral (ianvisits.co.uk) you’ll read of a day of…
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“….A sell-out audience sat spellbound as….the intricacies of dressing for battle were among the highlights when history buffs gathered for the Northern Dales Richard III Group study day….” I fear we didn’t learn of this event—A cracking day (and knight) for historians – News – Teesdale Mercury—until it was over, but happily it was a…
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Next spring (2025) will see the launching of another attraction set around the Battle of Bosworth and the fate of our favourite king, Richard III. It is to be called Bosworth1485. Not only will the trail take people to the places and through the countryside of relevance, but there will be “interpretation panels” at each…
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On 17 April 1387, as part of the annual St George’s Day festivities, it was before the court of Richard II that Chaucer first performed his masterpiece, the Canterbury Tales. It was clear even then that he’d produced a very important work, but it’s only today that we appreciate it to the full—and are still…
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Well, it seems that Gloucester is now the centre of the world. In a manner of speaking, of course, because the “Gloucester History Festival goes from the mythical Middle Ages to the modern Middle East”—see here. The 3-day festival , which ended on 14 April 2024, was a huge success and according to organisers it…
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… we at M&B are notified too late about an event, such as this one with Tobias Capwell. Nevertheless, it appears that it will be repeated in some form during the Edinburgh Festival.
The New Murrey and Blue blog 