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29/07/2024

🍂 Booking for the Autumn Festival 🍂 is now open! ⭐

Click here to explore the programme and book your tickets. www.gloucesterhistoryfestival.co.uk

New to Gloucester History Festival, we're really looking forward to welcoming William Dalrymple and Tom Kerridge. A warm returning welcome also goes out to festival favourites Susie Dent and David Olusoga and after a number of years we welcome Mark Gatiss back too - plus many more familiar faces.

Saturday 7 - Sunday 22 September.



Dr Janina Ramirez Gloucester William Dalrymple Tom Kerridge

On This Day in 1540 Thomas Cromwell was executed at the order of Henry VIII of England on charges of treason. Henry marr...
28/07/2024

On This Day in 1540 Thomas Cromwell was executed at the order of Henry VIII of England on charges of treason. Henry married his fifth wife, Catherine Howard, on the same day: https://buff.ly/3zXgMdV

60 years ago, Winston Churchill retired from the House of Commons at the age of 89 find out more in 'Churchill' by Steph...
28/07/2024

60 years ago, Winston Churchill retired from the House of Commons at the age of 89 find out more in 'Churchill' by Stephen Napier https://buff.ly/3zTff8H

Happy  ! 🌊 🧜 Pre-order 'English Folk Tales of Coast and Sea' by Lisa Schneidau out this  ! 📖: https://buff.ly/3WBshRE
28/07/2024

Happy ! 🌊 🧜
Pre-order 'English Folk Tales of Coast and Sea' by Lisa Schneidau out this ! 📖: https://buff.ly/3WBshRE

On this day in 1540 King Henry VIII married Catherine Howard at Oatlands Palace in   https://buff.ly/3LV7sdn
28/07/2024

On this day in 1540 King Henry VIII married Catherine Howard at Oatlands Palace in https://buff.ly/3LV7sdn

On this day in 1866 the transatlantic telegraph cable was hauled ashore in Heart's Content, Newfoundland. After several ...
27/07/2024

On this day in 1866 the transatlantic telegraph cable was hauled ashore in Heart's Content, Newfoundland. After several attempts Europe and America were joined: https://buff.ly/3SG5OjB

How was Elizabeth I shaped by her childhood?Dr Nicola Tallis looks back at Elizabeth I's youth to explore how the famous...
27/07/2024

How was Elizabeth I shaped by her childhood?
Dr Nicola Tallis looks back at Elizabeth I's youth to explore how the famous monarch's early years shaped her later life https://buff.ly/4cRxo5o

Vikings: Valhalla ending explained: here’s what would have happened in season 4, according to   https://buff.ly/3Ya7Bkb
26/07/2024

Vikings: Valhalla ending explained: here’s what would have happened in season 4, according to https://buff.ly/3Ya7Bkb

Thank you to St. Ives Bookseller for hosting an event for editor/author Emma Timpany and illustrator Sarah Galerie to di...
26/07/2024

Thank you to St. Ives Bookseller for hosting an event for editor/author Emma Timpany and illustrator Sarah Galerie to discuss their collaboration for the new book 'Botanical Short Stories' this .

Ticket details and book here 📘: https://buff.ly/3SkGTSk

We're delighted to annouce our authors Mark Cummings and James Wright will both be at Gloucester History Festival this  ...
26/07/2024

We're delighted to annouce our authors Mark Cummings and James Wright will both be at Gloucester History Festival this !
Ticket details here! https://buff.ly/31bAxug

On this day in 1913 50,000 women take part in a pilgrimage in Hyde Park,   organised by the National Union of Women's Su...
26/07/2024

On this day in 1913 50,000 women take part in a pilgrimage in Hyde Park, organised by the National Union of Women's Suffrage Societies: https://buff.ly/4femWGt

Æthelstan and the foundation of England: your guide to the 'first king of the English': https://buff.ly/3SjYJot
25/07/2024

Æthelstan and the foundation of England: your guide to the 'first king of the English': https://buff.ly/3SjYJot

On this day 1917 the exotic dancer Mata Hari was sentenced to death by a French court for spying on Germany’s behalf dur...
25/07/2024

On this day 1917 the exotic dancer Mata Hari was sentenced to death by a French court for spying on Germany’s behalf during World War I: https://buff.ly/46heQJ3

  Olympics in 1924 inspires new exhibition. An exhibition inspired by the Paris Olympic Games in 1924 will reveal how in...
25/07/2024

Olympics in 1924 inspires new exhibition. An exhibition inspired by the Paris Olympic Games in 1924 will reveal how international artists engaged with the themes of the sporting body a century ago: https://buff.ly/3Ye1s6B

How to go on a   pilgrimage.Are you a medieval worshipper looking to demonstrate the strength of your devotion? A pilgri...
25/07/2024

How to go on a pilgrimage.
Are you a medieval worshipper looking to demonstrate the strength of your devotion? A pilgrimage could be the answer – and we have the ultimate guide to planning your trip: https://buff.ly/3zWBomx

On this day in 1897 Amelia Earhart, American pilot and author, first female pilot to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean ...
24/07/2024

On this day in 1897 Amelia Earhart, American pilot and author, first female pilot to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean was born https://buff.ly/3UKbzwA

50 assassinations that changed the world.From US presidents to medieval kings, we line up 50 assassinations that have re...
24/07/2024

50 assassinations that changed the world.
From US presidents to medieval kings, we line up 50 assassinations that have resonated around the world...https://buff.ly/3A3HfpZ

A gazetteer and history of the county's castles, monuments and towers. 'Castles and Strongholds of Northumberland' by Br...
24/07/2024

A gazetteer and history of the county's castles, monuments and towers. 'Castles and Strongholds of Northumberland' by Brian Long out this August. Pre-order here 📔: https://buff.ly/3AKxtXw

On this day in 1567 Mary, Queen of Scots was forced to abdicate and replaced by her 1-year-old son James VI: https://buf...
24/07/2024

On this day in 1567 Mary, Queen of Scots was forced to abdicate and replaced by her 1-year-old son James VI: https://buff.ly/49Xn2Pe

A series of French fashion engravings reveal how Samuel Pepys remained fascinated by the power of fashion throughout his...
23/07/2024

A series of French fashion engravings reveal how Samuel Pepys remained fascinated by the power of fashion throughout his long life, according to a researcher https://buff.ly/4bSvCzI

🌼Add to your   reading list✨‘Herba Mythica’ curated by Xanthe Gresham with illustrations from Sherry Robinson is out now...
23/07/2024

🌼Add to your reading list✨
‘Herba Mythica’ curated by Xanthe Gresham with illustrations from Sherry Robinson is out now! Order here 📖: https://buff.ly/4ayeFe4

‘I’m becoming a god!’ How unlikely emperor Vespasian restored Rome – and gave it its gladiatorial heart https://buff.ly/...
23/07/2024

‘I’m becoming a god!’ How unlikely emperor Vespasian restored Rome – and gave it its gladiatorial heart https://buff.ly/3SjqIop

Yesterday we had a lovely, sunny day talking to our authors and seeing storytellers perform ❤️⛺️🌿Follow Festival at the ...
22/07/2024

Yesterday we had a lovely, sunny day talking to our authors and seeing storytellers perform ❤️⛺️🌿
Follow Festival at the Edge to learn more about the festival! 🌿✨

On this day in 1910 Pauline Mary de Peauly Gower Fahie, British pilot and writer who established the women's branch of t...
22/07/2024

On this day in 1910 Pauline Mary de Peauly Gower Fahie, British pilot and writer who established the women's branch of the Air Transport Auxiliary during the Second World War was born: https://buff.ly/4bQezPC

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