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June 2024
Marion Gibson, Witchcraft
June 25 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
  • History
  • SOLD OUT!

Sold Out – Witchcraft: A History in 13 Trials

Marion Gibson in conversation with Syd Moore

This book explores the history of witchcraft and witch hunts through the stories of the victims, stories which have too often been overshadowed by those of the powerful men, such as King James VI and I and “Witchfinder General” Matthew Hopkins, who hounded them. Marion Gibson will be in conversation with Syd Moore, author of The Essex Witch Museum Mysteries series. Read more

June 30 @ 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
  • History
  • CANCELLED
  • The History Books

Cancelled – Thorns, Lust and Glory

Estelle Paranque in conversation with Suzi Feay

Join Estelle Paranque, historian and acclaimed author for a fascinating new perspective on Tudor history’s most enduring story. Anne Boleyn has mesmerised the English public for centuries. Her tragic execution, orchestrated by her own husband, never ceases to intrigue. Read more

Photo of Simon Heffer. Sing As We Go book cover
June 30 @ 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
  • History
  • The History Books

Sing As We Go

Simon Heffer in conversation with Rowan Pelling

In partnership with EA Festival The fourth and final volume in Simon Heffer's critically-acclaimed sequence of books that chart the history of Britain in the century from the accession of Queen Victoria to the outbreak of the Second World War. Read more