The Rise of the Tudors goes on general sale!
Plus Ghosts and Guiding at Hampton Court Palace, Elizabeth Woodville on HAD, and how to follow The Private Life of Anne Boleyn Tour
Hello fellow history lover!
This week:
Bookings are open to all for The Rise of the Tudors Tour - September 2024
Ghosts and Guiding at Hampton Court Palace with Sarah Slater, latest historian interview
Follow The Private Life of Anne Boleyn Tour this week, and find out how to access the talks
Read the latest paid subscriber blog - ‘The Badges and Mottos of the Queens of Henry VIII’ - click here
Queen Elizabeth Woodville on History After Dark.
The Rise of the Tudors Tour
Booking Now Open
The Rise of the Tudors Tour is a 6 night/ 7 day, luxury, fully escorted tour exploring the rise of one of the most famous royal dynasties of all time, The Tudors.
As part of a small group you will visit Castles and Cathedrals in Wales and the border counties, returning each evening to our luxury hotel in comfort and style on our luxury air-conditioned coach.
Gareth Russell, best-selling author and historian accompanies Philippa Brewell, your dedicated Tour Manager, as resident tour historian. Other historians will be joining us to deliver fascinating talks, at which you will be able to ask questions, have books signed and get photos. On Monday 23rd September, we will enjoy a talk from historian and author, Nathen Amin: ‘Henry Tudor: Rise to the Throne’.
The tour group will begin by meeting at our convenient pick-up point in London before heading to beautiful Wales, where we will stay for two nights. Using our luxury hotel as a base, the tour will visit Pembroke Castle and Raglan Castle, both closely associated with the early life of Henry VII.
We then come back over the border, into England, to visit more Cathedrals and Castles associated with the early Tudors. Winchester, the birthplace of Arthur Tudor, Gloucester Cathedral which saw huge change with each Tudor monarch, Ludlow Castle where Arthur Tudor died and Worcester Cathedral where he is buried.
If this is the one for you, don't delay, click 'Book Now'. This tour has been open to priority bookers (members of my British History Patreon) for a week and a third of the rooms are already booked.
Follow The Private Life of Anne Boleyn Tour
Next week there won’t be a newsletter as I will be busy leading The Private Life of Anne Boleyn Tour. You can follow the tour on the British History Tours Instagram Story. Follow us on Instagram - click here.
The tour will include 4 fascinating talks!
Over three nights, Gareth Russell will be presenting a series of talks:
Anne Boleyn: The Making of a Lady
Anne the Queen, 1534-5: The Countdown to the Progress
Anna Regina: Was the 1535 progress the beginning of the end?
At Hever Castle, Kate McCaffrey, author of groundbreaking research into Anne Boleyn’s printed Book of Hours, will be giving a talk about her research, insights into one of Anne’s most personal possessions, and about the recently identified Book of Hours which belonged to Thomas Cromwell and came from the same batch!
Would you like to see the talks? Over the course of the year, members of my Patreon will get access to the talks which have taken place on the tours. This will include, not only those above, but also the talks from The Anne Boleyn Tour in May, and the upcoming ones on ‘The Elizabeth I and Mary, Queen of Scots’ tour, this September.
Ghosts and Guiding at Hampton Court Palace, with Sarah Slater
In this episode, Philippa is joined by Sarah Slater (@HamptonCourtTourGuide on Instagram), a White Badge Guide at Hampton Court Palace. We talk about what it is like guiding at one of the world's most iconic buildings, her favourite parts of the palace, some of the best stories from the Palace's history, and ghosts!!
Available from Tuesday at 12noon (UK time). The extended, ad-free version is available already to members of my Patreon - join now by clicking here.
Queen Elizabeth Woodville on History After Dark
See you in two weeks!
Philippa
Website: www.britishhistorytours.com