Join me to talk about Roman Britain
and suggest book club books for 2025!
Hello fellow history lover!
This week:
How to attend the Gloucester History Festival from anywhere in the world.
Join me tomorrow for Tea Time History Chat Live (3pm UK time) to discuss the best places to visit if you want to explore Roman Britain.
Suggest books for 2025 Historical Book Club.
Join us to discuss the ‘Hunting the Falcon’ John Guy and Julian Fox’s book about Anne Boleyn and Henry VIII’s marriage.
Last Week:
It’s the anniversary of Robert Dudley, 1st earl of Leicester’s death this week. In the latest paid blog (details to follow) I tell you about a piece of their history hiding in plain sight at Kenilworth Castle!
Watch ‘Tea Time History Chat Live’ when I talked about my recent private tour of Hatfield House and the stunning ‘Rainbow Portrait’ which was recently returned to hang in its Great Hall. Click here to watch
History After Dark discussed William Shakespeare! Click here to watch
Meet your favourite historians on next May’s ‘The Anne Boleyn Tour’ and a reminder about the sharing opportunity.
Tea Time History Chat Live | 11th September 2024 3pm UK time
Set a reminder on Facebook [click here] or Youtube [click here] or use the same links to watch on catch up.
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Last week’s Tea Time History Chat was on my visit to Hatfield House and the symbology of The Rainbow Portrait hung there.
Gloucester History Festival - watch online!
I have attended the Gloucester History Festival on a number of occasions and it is one of the best. They always have a fantastic line up and this year, if you can’t make it to the talks held in the abandoned Blackfriars monastery, you can watch talks being live-streamed and for only £6 each! Click here for more details of their live-stream program and to get tickets.
Book Club 2025 - Suggest books for the long list
Soon it will be time to vote on the final book choices for Book Club 2025! Have your say by submitting your suggestions.
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We have one more book club meeting for 2024 where we’ll be discussing John Guy & Julia Fox’s book on the marriage of Anne Boleyn and Henry VII.
I hope you will be able to join me tomorrow for Tea Time History. Chat live or tomorrow evening for History After Dark where me, Dr Kat and Catherine will be discussing Edward the Confessor and whether he can be considered a ‘History Hero!’
Until next week!
Philippa x