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William Dalrymple, Tom Kerridge, Susie Dent, Dan Jones,<br /> Ben Macintyre and David Olusoga are just some<br /> of the 100 leading speakers joining us in September.

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William Dalrymple, Tom Kerridge, Susie Dent, Dan Jones,<br /> Ben Macintyre and David Olusoga are just some<br /> of the 100 leading speakers joining us in September.

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April

fri25apr10:00 am11:00 amThe Birth of the Gloucester & Berkeley CanalTony Conder

fri25apr12:00 pm1:00 pmKing Offa & The Triumph of the Anglo-SaxonsMax Adams

fri25apr2:00 pm3:00 pmJames I: The Life and Loves of Britain’s First KingLucy Hughes-Hallett & Gareth Russell

fri25apr4:00 pm5:00 pmHallie RubenholdStory of A Murder

fri25apr6:00 pm7:00 pmAndrew ZiminskiChurch Going: A Stonemason’s Guide to British Churches

fri25apr8:00 pm9:00 pmThe Fake Death of Edward IIIan Mortimer

sat26apr10:00 am11:00 amMaverdine Lane: England’s Greatest Tudor FacadeJanina Ramirez, Phil Moss & Chris Miners

sat26apr12:00 pm1:00 pmBendor GrosvenorThe Invention of British Art

sat26apr2:00 pm3:00 pmLaw and Politics: Has the Rule of Law Broken Down?Alex Chalk & Richard Graham

sat26apr4:00 pm5:00 pmTrump and Putin: A New World Order?David Omand, Uilleam Blacker & Sinclair McKay

sat26apr6:00 pm7:00 pmLaurence Llewelyn-BowenIn conversation with Janina Ramirez

sat26apr8:00 pm9:00 pmEmpress Matilda: Medieval Cousins at WarSharon Bennett Connolly

sun27apr10:00 am11:00 amPalestinians & Israelis: From The Balfour Declaration to GazaMichael Scott-Baumann

sun27apr12:00 pm1:00 pmEleanor of Provence & Medieval GloucesterAndrew Armstrong, Sharon Bennett Connolly & Dean Irwin

sun27apr2:00 pm3:00 pmMichael HeseltineIn conversation

sun27apr4:00 pm5:00 pmMy Home is My CastleCharles Berkeley, Roger Head & Caroline Lowsley-Williams

sun27apr6:00 pm7:00 pmMotherland: A Journey Through 500,000 Years of African HistoryLuke Pepera

sun27apr7:30 pm8:30 pmGloucestershire’s Hidden VikingsMark Horton

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